Klepto | |
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![]() Klepto DVD cover | |
Directed by | Thomas Trail |
Written by | Thomas Trail Ethan Gross [1] |
Starring |
Meredith Bishop Jsu Garcia Leigh Taylor-Young Henry Czerny Kansas Bowling |
Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures [2] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 82 minutes [3] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Klepto is a 2003 straight-to-DVD independent thriller film starring Meredith Bishop and Jsu Garcia. [2] It is the debut film of director Thomas Trail and premiered at the 2003 CineVegas Film Festival. [1]
In Los Angeles, Emily Brown is a kleptomaniac who is addicted to pills and misses her jailed father, and is undergoing therapy trying to resolve her compulsion. She has a police record for shoplifting, and her mother Teresa is a compulsive shopper whose spending has ruined her financially. The security guard Nick, of Bernstein's department store, sees Emily through a camera and becomes fascinated with her. She resists his advances, which are tinged with blackmail, but her mother approves. When Nick, a couch-surfing divorcee, gets in trouble dealing ecstasy, he presses Emily to help him rob Bernstein's. [2] She resents being coerced into a carefully planned crime and finds a way of both thwarting his plans and bailing-out her mother.
Dennis Harvey, of Variety called Klepto an "engaging serio-comedy" and "nifty little character study-cum-caper" [1] picture.
Preston Jones, of DVD Talk praised "a pair of winning performances" in a screenplay which "draws you in close for a subtly surprising finale". [2]
A Region-free PAL 4:3 (original was anamorphic 1.78:1) DVD was published in Australia by Flashback Entertainment.
Klepto | |
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![]() Klepto DVD cover | |
Directed by | Thomas Trail |
Written by | Thomas Trail Ethan Gross [1] |
Starring |
Meredith Bishop Jsu Garcia Leigh Taylor-Young Henry Czerny Kansas Bowling |
Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures [2] |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 82 minutes [3] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Klepto is a 2003 straight-to-DVD independent thriller film starring Meredith Bishop and Jsu Garcia. [2] It is the debut film of director Thomas Trail and premiered at the 2003 CineVegas Film Festival. [1]
In Los Angeles, Emily Brown is a kleptomaniac who is addicted to pills and misses her jailed father, and is undergoing therapy trying to resolve her compulsion. She has a police record for shoplifting, and her mother Teresa is a compulsive shopper whose spending has ruined her financially. The security guard Nick, of Bernstein's department store, sees Emily through a camera and becomes fascinated with her. She resists his advances, which are tinged with blackmail, but her mother approves. When Nick, a couch-surfing divorcee, gets in trouble dealing ecstasy, he presses Emily to help him rob Bernstein's. [2] She resents being coerced into a carefully planned crime and finds a way of both thwarting his plans and bailing-out her mother.
Dennis Harvey, of Variety called Klepto an "engaging serio-comedy" and "nifty little character study-cum-caper" [1] picture.
Preston Jones, of DVD Talk praised "a pair of winning performances" in a screenplay which "draws you in close for a subtly surprising finale". [2]
A Region-free PAL 4:3 (original was anamorphic 1.78:1) DVD was published in Australia by Flashback Entertainment.