A filmmaker's investigation of his parents' marriage renders an ordinary subject surprisingly powerful. Read critic reviews
51 Birch Street
2005, Documentary, 1h 28m
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Several months after documentarian Doug Block's mother dies, his father announces that he plans to sell the family's Long Island, N.Y., home and move to Florida with his former secretary, Carol "Kitty" Duffy. Though Doug always believed his parents had a happy marriage, his father's sudden decision makes him wonder if their relationship was more complicated than he realized. In the weeks before his father moves, Doug interviews family and friends to learn more about his parents.
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Genre: Documentary
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Original Language: English
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Director: Doug Block
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Producer: Doug Block, Lori Cheatle
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Writer: Doug Block, Amy Seplin
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Release Date (Theaters): limited
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Box Office (Gross USA): $84.7K
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Distributor: Truly Indie
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Interesting because it's so personal. The director obviously wanted to make a documentary about his family but found out more than he was ready for.
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When Doug Block's mother suddenly dies, his father quickly marries his former secretary. Is the father a heartless schmuck or is he just a poor man who's been caged in a loveless marriage for to long?
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[font=Century Gothic]With "51 Birch Street," filmmaker Doug Block has made a documentary about his parents, Mike and Mina, who were married for more than fifty years. After Mina's death, Doug tries to form a connection to his emotionally distant father. Three months later, to the shock of Doug and his sisters, Mike marries his former secretary and announces plans to sell the family home in Port Washington, Long Island, intending to move to Florida.[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]"51 Birch Street" is an extremely personal film that I think wants to have something profound to say about marriage but does not escape the pull of the central story.(Doug also talks about his own marriage but that is about it.) I would not want to know the details of my parents' marriage, much less somebody else's, even if it did make them sound more interesting. In the end, I understand even less why somebody would ever want to get married. [/font]
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insightful docu into the lives of one family. keeps you entertained throughout. i have to admit i fell asleep for ten minutes but that was only down to being totally knackered. pissed off i missed those 10. really makes you think about your own family and what secrets the other members could hide. it shows you how you sometimes spend your life with someone and still never really know them. like the filmer in the flick i agree and think with parents ignorance is bliss and it's better to not know as children if there has been a shady past, but is that being apathetic?
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