Local Color
2006 · Movie · 107 min · ★ 6.4 · 44% critics
Set over one memorable summer in the 1970s, this drama follows a gifted young aspiring painter who pushes past a wary first meeting to spend time with a reclusive older artist. As the two clash and connect, their mentorship reshapes how each of them sees art, purpose, and life.
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2008-11-14
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 44/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (30 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy character-driven stories about art, mentorship, and emotional healing with a gentle, reflective tone; Not for you if you need a fast plot or lots of action, even if you liked Strange Weather.
Pros: warm mentor bond; funny touching moments; beautiful summer atmosphere | Cons: slow pacing; familiar story beats; some hard-to-hear dialogue
Cast & crew
Armin Mueller-Stahl
as Nicoli Seroff
Trevor Morgan
as John Talia Jr.
Ray Liotta
as John Talio Sr.
Samantha Mathis
as Carla
Ron Perlman
as Curtis Sunday
- NC
Nancy Casemore
as Mrs. Huntington-Quali
Julie Lott Gallo
as Sandra Sunday
- TP
Taso Papadakis
as Mechanized Artist
Charles Durning
as Yammi
- TA
Tom Adams
as Grey Artist
Directed by George Gallo