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| Category | Comedies DVDs, Dramas Movies, Small Towns Videos, Trains, Railroads | | Starring | Patricia Clarkson, Peter Dinklage, Bobby Cannavale, Michelle Williams, Paul Benjamin, Raven Goodwin | | Director | Tom McCarthy | | Composer | Stephen Trask | | Director of Photography | Oliver Bokelberg | | Featured | Richard Kind | | Makeup Artist | Dana Elder | | Producer | Robert May, Mary Jane Skalski, Kathryn Tucker | | Screenwriter | Tom McCarthy |
This DVD feature film, winner of three 2003 Sundance Film Festival awards, stars Patricia Clarkson, Peter Dinklage, Bobby Cannavale and Michelle Williams. Special DVD features include deleted scenes, feature commentary with Director Thomas McCarthy. When his friend and coworker suddenly dies, train enthusiast Finbar McBride (Peter Dinklage) inherits an abandoned railway station in rural New Jersey. A dwarf who avoids social contact whenever possible, Fin treks out to the property and moves in. However, his newly isolated life is disrupted by Joe (Bobby Cannavale), the outgoing operator of a roadside refreshment stand, and Olivia (Patricia Clarkson), a reclusive artist who is grieving the loss of her son. As Joe and Olivia slowly bring Fin out of his shell, all three people are affected by their newfound friendships.
Written and directed by Thomas McCarthy, THE STATION AGENT wonderfully mixes drama and comedy in a beautiful countryside setting. Although the storyline acknowledges that the main character is a dwarf and refers to this on numerous occasions, there is much more to the character of Fin McBride than his short stature. As Fin, Dinklage gives an outstandingly nuanced performance, one that is perfectly complemented by Cannavale's happy-go-lucky Joe and Clarkson's mourning Olivia. The movie also features excellent supporting turns by Michelle Williams and Raven Goodwin. Touching but never sappy, THE STATION AGENT is a charming film that easily joins the ranks of other quirky rural dramas such as WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE? and THE STRAIGHT STORY. Theatrical Release: October 10, 2003 Station Agent Reviews: "...Writer-director Tom McCarthy has a gift for funny and touching nuance...The three actors could not be better. Huge feelings are packed into this small, fragile movie. It's something special..."-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "...Well-disciplined and deadpan refreshing..."-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly "...All of the actors are a great pleasure to watch: Clarkson beautifully embodies a smart woman unsure of her own attractiveness and worth..."
-- Glenn Kenny, Premiere "...The performances by Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson and Bobby Cannavale are wonderfully subtle and piercing..."
-- Stephen Farber, Movieline's Hollywood Life "...A delicate, thoughtful and often hilarious take on loneliness..."-- Elvis Mitchell, New York Times "...Quite wonderful....Sophisticated entertainment, made with a gift for character..."
-- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times "...Very likable..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today "...Yes, this is a comedy, but it's also sad, and finally it's simply a story about trying to figure out what you love to do and then trying to figure out how to do it..."
-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Station Agent | List Price | $19.99 (You save $4.94) | | Studio | Buena Vista Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2003 | | All Time Sales Rank |  11088  | | CD Universe Part number | 6714006 | | Catalog number | 03517400 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 15, 2004 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | language and some drug content | | Running Time | 88 Minutes | | Movie Details | Color |
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Winner of 2003 Sundance Film Festival awards (Best Drama, Audience Award; Best Screenplay, Tom McCarthy; Best Performance, Patricia Clarkson), THE STATION AGENT stars Emmy Award winner Patricia Clarkson (TV's SIX FEET UNDER, FAR FROM HEAVEN), Peter Dinklage (ELF), and Bobby Cannavale (TV's 24, THIRD WATCH) in a comedy about friendship that will have you smiling long after the final credits. Fin McBride (Dinklage), a loner with a passion for trains, inherits an abandoned train station in the middle of nowhere -- a place that suits him just fine because all he wants is to be alone. But that is not to be. Soon after moving in, he discovers his isolated depot is more like Grand Central Station. There's Olivia (Clarkson), a distracted and troubled artist, and Joe (Cannavale), a friendly Cuban with an insatiable hunger for conversation. With absolutely nothing in common, they find their isolated lives coming together in a friendship none of them could foresee.
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Additional Release Material:
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Audio Commentary: Thomas McCarthy - Director
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