Breathing Room (1996)
She's Kathy, a comix cartoonist; he's David, teaching English to new immigrants. It's New York City, with 29 shopping days left until Christmas, and they're in love. Or are they? Their romance has been on-again, off-again because David can't bring himself to say, "I love you." He can say it in French, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, but not English. So, when she learns at an inopportune time that he's applied for a job in Ho Chi Minh City, she asks for breathing room until Christmas; the film chronicles the ensuing days of restless indecision.
Director: Jon Sherman
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Susan Floyd as Kathy |
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Nadia Dajani as Claire |
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Dan Futterman as David |
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Michael Chenevert as Korean Market Patron #3 |
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Sharon Angela as Additional Patron |
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Amy Hohn as Cousin Judy |
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Saverio Guerra as Tony |
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Paul Giamatti as George |
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Joanna Chang as Cashier |
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Jianzhung Gu as Grocer |
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Steve Naidich as Korean Market Patron 1 |
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Chris McGinn as Korean Market Patron 2 |
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Frances Mazzuka as Korean Market Patron 4 |
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Rod McLachlan as Cousin Andy |
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Stryker Hardwicke as Larry |
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Maribel Vasquez as Madame Vasquez |
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Juanita Suárez as Madame Suarez |
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Dmitri Tsybulsky as Vladimir |
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Vitali Blokhin as Mikhail |
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Rex Robbins as David's Father |
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David Thornton as Brian |
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Edie Falco as Marcy |
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Kim Chan as Meditation Teacher |
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Marilyn Bernard as Meditation Student |
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John Suarez as Meditation Student |
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Owen McKevitt as Meditation Student |
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Bonnie Bobek as Meditation Student |
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James Sexton as Meditation Student |
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Jamie Elkin as Meditation Student |
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Gregory Contreras as Meditation Student |
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Shifra Lerer as Kathy's Grandmother |
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Peg Small as David's Mother |
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Andre B. Blake as Keith |
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Robin Held as Waitress |
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Marin Hinkle as Larissa |
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Sushanta 'Babu' Chowdhury as Indian Waiter |
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Rita Milazzo as Sitar Player |
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Mr. Singh as Drummer |
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Thermond Pressley as Club Bouncer |
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Alysa Weinstein as Club Girl |
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Elizabeth Elkins as Club Girl |
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Jacquie Yorke as Club Girl |
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Naomi Hartstein as Club Girl |
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Annie Collopy as Club Girl |
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Bernadette Lee as Club Girl in Bathroom |
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Arthur Halpern as Larry II |
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Adam Strider as Larry III |
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Jennifer Lovatt as Larry IV |
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Greg Luedtke as Tree Salesman |
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Dino Stamatopoulos as Jersey Rocker |
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Cynthia Halpern as Jersey Girl |
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Shanon Shen as Knock-Knock Joke Student |
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Rafael Perez as Knock-Knock Joke Encourager |
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Yuliya Blokhina as Mrs. Cherkin, the Babka Lady |
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Fred Lin Sye as Mr. Lin the Crazy Man |
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Arshad Javaid as Cab Driver |
| Directing | Jon Sherman | Director |
| Writing | Tom Hughes | Writer |
| Camera | Jim Denault | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Pat Irwin | Original Music Composer |
