Bittersweet Place


1h 36m 2005

Brief Synopsis

When the Schaffer family patriarch is diagnosed with a fatal illness, its members struggle to cope while juggling personal problems. While oldest daughter Susannah sacrifices her own needs to keep the family together. Manic depressive youngest sister Paulie spends her free time with her deadbeat hus

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
2005

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Synopsis

When the Schaffer family patriarch is diagnosed with a fatal illness, its members struggle to cope while juggling personal problems. While oldest daughter Susannah sacrifices her own needs to keep the family together. Manic depressive youngest sister Paulie spends her free time with her deadbeat husband.

Crew

Jennifer Albano

Screenplay

Eric J Bender

Producer

Terence Blanchard

Music Composer

Terence Blanchard

Song Performer

Luis Enrique Bocanegra

Other

Luis Enrique Bocanegra

Music Producer

Sherry Bologna

Production Assistant

Selina Van Den Brink

Production Designer

Alexandra S Brodsky

Producer

Alexandra S Brodsky

Screenplay

Jaclyn Brodsky

Casting

Astrid Brucker

Costume Designer

Brenda Bush

Makeup

Brenda Bush

Hair

Anna Butwell

Set Decorator

Mike Castro

Gaffer

Susan Chun

On-Set Dresser

Marcel Ciurea

Grip

Marcel Ciurea

Swing

Evan T Cohen

Producer

Gregory Cohen

Executive Producer

Jon Cohen

Executive Producer

Matthew Cull

Assistant Camera

Joel Custer

Art Director

Jeremy Dallow

Executive Producer

Neil Daly

Assistant Director

Jules Dassin

Music

Matthew Dawson

Song

Matthew Dawson

Song Performer

Rody Diaz

Grip

Jim Dilorenzo

Executive Producer

Kate Drennen

Script Supervisor

Tara Eberle

Wardrobe Assistant

Nicole Emmons

Grip

Robert English

Consultant

David Fazzio

Art Department

Sean Flood

Sound Mixer

Jack Foster

Grip

Jack Foster

Swing

Mike Frank

Sound Mixer

Anita Gabrosek

Editor

Steven Gonzales

Editor

Gabriel Hart

Song

Dan Johnson

Sound Mixer

Reginald Joste

Photography

Paul Keegan

Production Assistant

Susan Leber

Producer

Roger Lee

Assistant Director

Gianluca Lignola

Editor

Joseph Mastantuono

Colorist

Irving P Matos

Consultant

Anne Mccabe

Editor

Beck Mccarthy

Assistant Editor

Branka Mrkic-tana

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Richard Nelson

Other

Yleana Nunez

Wardrobe Supervisor

Jeff Panessa

Key Grip

Matt Pascucci

Production Assistant

Peter Phok

Unit Production Manager

Andrew Prokopenko

Sound Mixer

Brian J Rasner

Music Supervisor

Patrick T Rousseau

Assistant Camera

Patrick T Rousseau

Assistant Director

Peter Salett

Music

Mark Saunders

Associate Editor

Ben Schaeffer

Production Assistant

Adam Schwartz

Visual Effects

Brian Sendrowitz

Song

Oervar Smarason

Song

Dustin Smitrers

Assistant Director

David Tumblety

Director Of Photography

Gunnar Tynes

Song

Gyda Valtysdottir

Song

Kristin Valtysdottir

Song

Steve Visscher

Supervising Sound Editor

Sone Rose Wagner

Song

Brett Walters

Assistant Camera

Mitch Wareham

Sound Editor

Rafael Weil

Other

Rafael Weil

Titles

Jed Winters

Production Assistant

Norah Workman

Unit Production Manager

Allen Zellman

Grip

Film Details

Genre
Drama
Release Date
2005

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2005

Shown at Tribeca Film Festival April 19-May 1, 2005.

Aired in USA on Sundance Channel May 23, 2008.

Released in United States 2005

Released in United States 2005 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival April 19-May 1, 2005.)