It takes a village to make a movie, but when that village is Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin and not Hollywood, CA, the results are at times bizarre, comical, and very American. With the help of his mother, his 82-year old uncle, and local cast of hilarious and lovable characters, filmmaker Mark Borchardt fights his way through internal and external roadblocks to achieve his goal-to make his movie, his way.
Mark’s vision for his dream film is unlike most in independent filmmaking today. His inspiration comes from films as desarate as Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Seventh Seal, as well as his experiences growing up amidst the grey skies, rusty cars, and ranch houses of Milwaukee’s Northwest side.
American Movie is the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man’s quest for the American Dream.
Tragically hilarious and real at the same time. Life is kinda cool sometimes ! ,)
Tengo una predilección por las películas que tratan sobre el hacer películas. Y esta, tengo que reconocer, me tocó algunas fibras. Al final supongo que no se trata de ser un buen cineasta o uno malo, se trata de sencillamente serlo. Supongo que no existen pequeñas o grandes victorias, sólo victorias. Lo veo como un extraño doppelgänger de 'Lost in La Mancha". Super recomendable.
