In 1951, Marcus Messner, a working-class Jewish student from New Jersey, attends a small Ohio college, where he struggles with anti-Semitism, sexual repression, and the ongoing Korean War.
Marcus Messner
Olivia Hutton
Dean Caudwell
Esther Messner
Mrs. Greenberg
Bertram Flusser
Ron Foxman
Sonny Cottler
Marty Ziegler
**Life is unexplained, but to keep it going depends on the events surround it/us.** The film certainly defines two things, the life is unpredictable and the college life in the 1950s. Based on the book of the same name, made by a producer turned director which is his first attempt. A pure drama that follows a Jewish American student who is pursuing a degree in a small Ohio college. The film reveals his social skills, confused romance with a troubled girl, having differences with the college dean and many more. Definitely a better film than I anticipating. Initially I did not get some par...
Status Released
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget-
Revenue $3,924,527.00