Vino Veritas
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| Directed by | Sarah Knight |
| Based on | Vino Veritas by David MacGregor |
| Starring | Carrie Preston |
| Cinematography | John Beymer |
| Edited by | Mark Sult |
Production companies | Blue Frog Films Jo Films |
| Distributed by | Gravitas Ventures |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Vino Veritas is a 2013 American independent dark comedy film directed by Sarah Knight and starring Carrie Preston.[1][2] It is based on David MacGregor's play of the same name.[3]
Cast
- Carrie Preston as Claire
- Bernard White as Ridley
- Brian Hutchison as Phil
- Heather Raffo as Lauren
Plot
On Halloween night, two couples meet at one of their houses for drinks and hors d'oeuvres before planning on heading out to a massive party. Dressed in their finest costumes (witch, cowboy, doctor, and Queen Elizabeth I), the hostess brings out a bottle of blue wine she picked up in Peru. Based on an old Inca recipe, the wine supposedly has truth-telling properties and is brewed from the skins of blue dart tree frogs. Three of the four drink the wine and the conversation begins to take odd turns. Some of the "truths" are harmless enough, but progressively get darker and more disturbing. It gradually becomes clear that the marriage of one of the couples is disintegrating due to a lack of truthfulness, and the other marriage is only held together by lies.
Production
According to Preston, the film was shot in Lincoln, Nebraska.[4]
Trivia
Knight and MacGregor are currently collaborating on a second feature, "In the Land of Fire & Ice," to be shot in Kuwait and Iceland.
Notable lines
- "It's too bad there isn't some kind of support group you can join, you know, Exceptional Parents of Mediocre Children."
- "As of today, I have lived longer than the oldest polar bear ever. If that's not a good reason to be a little bit perky, I don't know what is."
- "The Hundred Acre Wood is like some kind of cartoon mental institution."
- "Sadly, that doesn't leave a lot of time for gangbangs!"
- "I'll be one of those old guys who obsessively cuts his lawn on a different diagonal every other day. "
Reception
L. Kent Wolgamott of the Lincoln Journal Star graded the film a B.[5]
References
- ^ Adams, Mark (14 January 2014). "Vino Veritas". Screen Daily. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ Christensen, Madeline (30 August 2013). "Native Lincoln director creates honest indie hit with 'Vino Veritas'". The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "The Purple Rose Theatre Hits 100-Play Milestone with VINO VERITAS". BroadwayWorld. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ Houston, Shannon M. (18 January 2014). "Catching Up With Carrie Preston of Vino Veritas". Paste. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ Wolgamott, L. Kent (6 August 2013). "Review: 'Vino Veritas' a solid independent film about couples telling the truth". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
