Lifelong friends Lenny Sugarman (Dominic Chianese) and Ruben Liebner (Dick Latessa), both in their 70s, both dyed-in-the-wool New Yorkers, barely recognize the Manhattan of their youth. The city they’ve loved for decades has become a playground for the too-rich; their places, the ones they’ve frequented for years, are now refuges from a changing world they’re increasingly unable to keep up with. When Lenny—a lone schemer all his life—finally gets in over his head, he decides to seek the one thing he’s never had: true love. But to achieve it, he may have to abandon the only place he’s ever known.
OFFICIAL SELECTION – ROME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
OFFICIAL SELECTION – BENDFILM FESTIVAL
OFFICIAL SELECTION – FORT LAUDERDALE FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER Seahorse Award – MOONDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
WINNER Cityscape Award – BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL
“Mr. Chianese brings out the heartbreaking loneliness under [his character’s] curmudgeonly grandiosity.” —Stephen Holden, The New York Times
“A Daring Piece of Work” —Stanley Kauffman, The New Republic
“A Must-See for Any Lover of New York City” — Kyle Rupprecht, Moviemaker.com
“Classic New York City Spots and a Bigheart Make it Feel Like Home.” — Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
“The Last New Yorker is a Delightful Chamber Piece of Romantic Comedy… You Don’t Have to be a New Yorker to Get a Kick Out of This Great Little Gem of a Movie.” — Cole Smithey, The Smartest Film Critic in the World
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Director: Harwey Wang
Starring: Dominic Chianese (Sopranos), Dick Latessa (Hairspray), Kathleen Chalfant, Josh Hamilton
Year: 2010
Country: USA
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Genre: Romantic Comedy
