Flannel Pajamas (film)
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Flannel Pajamas is a 2006 film directed by Jeff Lipsky
, starring Julianne Nicholson
and Justin Kirk
. It charts the course of a short-lived marriage, from its passionate beginning through the daily erosion of feeling and romance to separation. Filmed in New York City and Chester Springs, Pennsylvania with a budget of just under $500,000, it was shown at Sundance Film Festival
, where it was nominated for a Grand Jury prize. It later opened in several large cities across the country, including New York City, where it received a mixed, though admiring, review from the New York Times, and San Francisco, where it received a similar review from the Chronicle
.
Lipsky, the director, got his start as a distributor of independent films such as John Cassavetes
' A Woman Under the Influence
, and some reviewers noted Cassavetes' influence on this film. Entertainment Today
and the New York Observer
both picked it as one of the best films of the year. Roger Ebert
called it "one of the wisest films I can remember about love and human intimacy. It is," he continued, "a film of integrity and truth, acted fearlessly, written and directed with quiet, implacable skill."
Actor Justin Kirk and actress Julianne Nicholson both appear completely nude in the film.
Jeff Lipsky
Jeff Lipsky is an American photographer specializing in celebrity and lifestyle photography. Lipsky has photographed many well-known actors and actresses for high-profile magazines, including Ellen Page for the Los Angeles Times Magazine, Mark Wahlberg for Men’s Journal, Dustin Hoffman for AARP...
, starring Julianne Nicholson
Julianne Nicholson
Julianne Nicholson is an American actress. She is known for having played Det. Megan Wheeler on Law & Order: Criminal Intent.-Early life:...
and Justin Kirk
Justin Kirk
Justin Kirk is an American stage and film actor. He is known for playing Prior Walter in Mike Nichols's screen adaptation of Angels in America and for his portrayal of Andy Botwin in Showtime's Weeds.-Early life and education:Kirk was born in Salem, Oregon, son of a...
. It charts the course of a short-lived marriage, from its passionate beginning through the daily erosion of feeling and romance to separation. Filmed in New York City and Chester Springs, Pennsylvania with a budget of just under $500,000, it was shown at Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
, where it was nominated for a Grand Jury prize. It later opened in several large cities across the country, including New York City, where it received a mixed, though admiring, review from the New York Times, and San Francisco, where it received a similar review from the Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
.
Lipsky, the director, got his start as a distributor of independent films such as John Cassavetes
John Cassavetes
John Nicholas Cassavetes was an American actor, screenwriter and filmmaker. He acted in many Hollywood films, notably Rosemary's Baby and The Dirty Dozen...
' A Woman Under the Influence
A Woman Under the Influence
A Woman Under the Influence is a 1974 American drama film written and directed by John Cassavetes. It focuses on a woman whose psychotic behavior leads her husband to commit her for psychiatric treatment and the effect this has on their family. It received two Academy Award nominations for Best...
, and some reviewers noted Cassavetes' influence on this film. Entertainment Today
Entertainment Today
Entertainment Today, established in 1967, is a quarterly magazine and online publication focusing on the business aspect of the entertainment industry and entertainment technology. It was formerly Los Angeles' oldest free weekly entertainment newspaper, distributed around the Hollywood, Burbank,...
and the New York Observer
New York Observer
The New York Observer is a weekly newspaper first published in New York City on September 22, 1987, by Arthur L. Carter, a very successful former investment banker with publishing interests. The Observer focuses on the city's culture, real estate, the media, politics and the entertainment and...
both picked it as one of the best films of the year. Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.Ebert is known for his film review column and for the television programs Sneak Previews, At the Movies with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, and Siskel and Ebert and The...
called it "one of the wisest films I can remember about love and human intimacy. It is," he continued, "a film of integrity and truth, acted fearlessly, written and directed with quiet, implacable skill."
Actor Justin Kirk and actress Julianne Nicholson both appear completely nude in the film.