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City by the Sea (DVD)

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Experience the poignant journey of a father-son reconciliation in "City by the Sea," a gripping drama featuring Academy Award-winning performances by Robert De Niro and Frances McDormand. Directed by Michael Caton-Jones, this film delves into the complexities of familial bonds and the unspoken truths that can emerge under the weight of a criminal past. This DVD edition offers an R-rated viewing experience, perfect for audiences seeking intense storytelling and profound performances. Engage with a narrative that explores the depths of a son's quest for justice and the father's struggle to atone for his mistakes, all set against the evocative backdrop of a New York City seafood peddler's life unraveling.

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In CITY BY THE SEA, Robert De Niro plays Vincent, a New York City cop who is investigating a murder that leads him back to the place where he grew up--Long Beach. A born loner who is pained by his past but never shows it, Vincent rarely opens up to his partner (George Dzunda) or his girlfriend (Frances McDormand). However, when his son Joey (James Franco) is named as the murder suspect, he is challenged to confront his duties as a father and a cop.A constant dialogue between the good times and the bad, the past and the present, and the choices made along the way gives CITY BY THE SEA an emotional, contemplative edge. In its opening scene, a colorful vintage photograph of the happily crowded seaside at Long Beach in the 1970s fades into the cold gray dilapidated locale of the early 21st Century. Joey has similarly faded from a cheerful young boy to a broken junkie loitering on the boardwalk and living in an abandoned merry-go-round. And while Vincent maintains a contented balance between work and his noncommitted romance, it is clear that he feels his best days have passed. The violence and neglect that permeates life on Long Beach is the evil from which Vincent must now save his son, a gesture which breathes new life and new hope into the family he nearly deserted.