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{{Short description|2018 two-part film by Patrick Wang}}
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| director = [[Patrick Wang]]
| director = [[Patrick Wang]]
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* Melissa Li
* Chip Taylor
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| released = {{film date|2018|10|26|United States}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| runtime = 122 minutes
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| name = A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold
| name = A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk with Me a While
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| image = A Bread Factory Part 2 poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Patrick Wang]]
| director = Patrick Wang
| producer =
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* Daryl Freimark
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| screenplay =
* Matt Miller
* Patrick Wang
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| screenplay = Patrick Wang
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| starring =
| starring = {{Plainlist|<!-- based on poster billing block-->
* Tyne Daly
| music =
* Elisabeth Henry
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| cinematography =
* James Marsters
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| editing =
* Nana Visitor
| studio =
* Brian Murray
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| distributor =
* Zachary Sayle
* [[Jessica Pimentel]]
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| music = {{Plainlist|
* Aaron Jordan
* Melissa Li
* Chip Taylor
* Aaron Wagner
* Patrick Wang
}}
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| cinematography = Frank Barrera
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| editing = Elwaldo Baptiste
| studio = Vanishing Angle<br />In The Family
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| distributor = Grasshopper Film
| released = {{film date|2018|10|26|United States}}
| released = {{film date|2018|10|26|United States}}
| runtime = 122 minutes
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
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'''''A Bread Factory''''' is a 2018 American two-part [[Independent film|indie]] [[comedy film|comedy]] [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Patrick Wang]]. It features an [[ensemble cast]] and depicts a fictional community [[arts center]] in a small [[upstate New York]] town that struggles under economic and social pressures. It received critical acclaim.
'''''A Bread Factory''''' is a 2018 American two-part [[Independent film|indie]] [[comedy film|comedy]] [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Patrick Wang]]. It features an [[ensemble cast]] and depicts a fictional community [[arts center]] in a small [[upstate New York]] town that struggles under economic and [[social pressure]]s. It received critical acclaim. The second part was [[Brian Murray (actor)|Brian Murray]]‘s final role prior to his death.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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*Nan-Lyn Nelson as Mavis
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*[[Janeane Garofalo]] as Jordan
*[[Janeane Garofalo]] as Jordan
*[[Jessica Pimentel]] as Teresa


==Production==
==Production==
[[File:HudsonNYWarren.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75|Downtown [[Hudson, New York]], where the film was shot]]
[[File:HudsonNYWarren.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.75|Downtown [[Hudson, New York]], where the film was shot]]
The film was inspired by [[Time & Space Limited]], a local arts center in [[Hudson, New York]].<ref>{{cite news |title=A Bread Factory premieres Labor Day at venue that inspired it |url=https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2018/08/30/a-bread-factory-premieres-labor-day-at-venue-that-inspired-it/ |access-date=4 February 2021 |work=[[Hudson Valley One]] |date=30 August 2018}}</ref> It was filmed in Hudson over 24 days, following 10 days of rehearsals.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosenbaum |first1=Jonathan |title=Jonathan Rosenbaum on Patrick Wang’s A Bread Factory (2018) |url=https://www.artforum.com/film/jonathan-rosenbaum-on-patrick-wang-s-a-bread-factory-2018-79397 |access-date=5 February 2021 |work=[[Art Forum]]}}</ref>
The film was inspired by [[Time & Space Limited]], a local arts center in [[Hudson, New York]].<ref>{{cite news |title=A Bread Factory premieres Labor Day at venue that inspired it |url=https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2018/08/30/a-bread-factory-premieres-labor-day-at-venue-that-inspired-it/ |access-date=4 February 2021 |work=[[Hudson Valley One]] |date=30 August 2018}}</ref> It was filmed in Hudson over 24 days, following 10 days of rehearsals.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosenbaum |first1=Jonathan |title=Jonathan Rosenbaum on Patrick Wang's A Bread Factory (2018) |url=https://www.artforum.com/film/jonathan-rosenbaum-on-patrick-wang-s-a-bread-factory-2018-79397 |access-date=5 February 2021 |work=[[Art Forum]]}}</ref>


==Themes and interpretations==
==Themes and interpretations==
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[[Justin Chang]], writing for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', called the film a "warm and prickly humanist triumph" that "feels meticulously handcrafted in every respect".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chang |first1=Justin |authorlink=Justin Chang |title=Review: Patrick Wang's 'A Bread Factory' is a richly absorbing portrait of a community theater at a crossroads |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-a-bread-factory-review-20181025-story.html |access-date=4 February 2021 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=25 October 2018}}</ref>
[[Justin Chang]], writing for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', called the film a "warm and prickly humanist triumph" that "feels meticulously handcrafted in every respect".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chang |first1=Justin |authorlink=Justin Chang |title=Review: Patrick Wang's 'A Bread Factory' is a richly absorbing portrait of a community theater at a crossroads |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-a-bread-factory-review-20181025-story.html |access-date=4 February 2021 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=25 October 2018}}</ref>


[[Bilge Ebiri]], writing for ''[[The New York Times]]'', designated the film a critic pick, noting that it has "a deliberate pace and thematic ambition to spare — but it also has a ground-level, plain-spoken modesty that renders it hypnotic."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ebiri |first1=Bilge |authorlink=Bilge Ebiri |title=Review: In ‘A Bread Factory,’ Local Artists Face Off Against the World |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/movies/a-bread-factory-review.html |access-date=4 February 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=25 October 2018}}</ref>
[[Bilge Ebiri]], writing for ''[[The New York Times]]'', designated the film a critic pick, noting that it has "a deliberate pace and thematic ambition to spare — but it also has a ground-level, plain-spoken modesty that renders it hypnotic."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ebiri |first1=Bilge |authorlink=Bilge Ebiri |title=Review: In 'A Bread Factory,' Local Artists Face Off Against the World |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/movies/a-bread-factory-review.html |access-date=4 February 2021 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=25 October 2018}}</ref>


[[Matt Zoller Seitz]] of [[RogerEbert.com]] gave the film four out of four stars, calling it "a wildly ambitious yet self-effacing epic about a place and its people".<ref name="Ebert">{{cite news |last1=Seitz |first1=Matt Zoller |authorlink=Matt Zoller Seitz |title=A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold movie review (2018) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/a-bread-factory-part-one-2018 |access-date=5 February 2021 |work=[[RogerEbert.com]] |date=October 26, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
[[Matt Zoller Seitz]] of [[RogerEbert.com]] gave the film four out of four stars, calling it "a wildly ambitious yet self-effacing epic about a place and its people".<ref name="Ebert">{{cite news |last1=Seitz |first1=Matt Zoller |authorlink=Matt Zoller Seitz |title=A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold movie review (2018) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/a-bread-factory-part-one-2018 |access-date=5 February 2021 |work=[[RogerEbert.com]] |date=October 26, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>


[[Richard Brody]], writing for ''[[The New Yorker]]'', described the film as a "comprehensive vision" drawn from Wang's "ferociously dedicated, deeply empathetic, finely conceived sense of purpose", offering "a detailed, expansive view of local politics and, for that matter, of the nature of community".<ref name="TNY">{{cite news |last1=Brody |first1=Richard |author1-link=Richard Brody |title="A Bread Factory," Reviewed: An Audacious Four-Hour Portrait of Culture Clash in Small-Town New England |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/a-bread-factory-reviewed-an-audacious-four-hour-portrait-of-culture-clash-in-small-town-new-england |access-date=5 February 2021 |work=[[The New Yorker]] |date=October 24, 2018 |language=en-us}}</ref>
[[Richard Brody]], writing for ''[[The New Yorker]]'', described the film as a "comprehensive vision" drawn from Wang's "ferociously dedicated, deeply empathetic, finely conceived sense of purpose", offering "a detailed, expansive view of local politics and, for that matter, of the nature of community".<ref name="TNY">{{cite magazine |last1=Brody |first1=Richard |author1-link=Richard Brody |title="A Bread Factory," Reviewed: An Audacious Four-Hour Portrait of Culture Clash in Small-Town New England |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/a-bread-factory-reviewed-an-audacious-four-hour-portrait-of-culture-clash-in-small-town-new-england |access-date=5 February 2021 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |date=October 24, 2018 |language=en-us}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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* {{Official site|https://abreadfactory.com/}}
* {{Official website|https://abreadfactory.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|6884380|A Bread Factory, Part 1}}
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* {{IMDb title|6887540|A Bread Factory, Part 2}}
* {{IMDb title|qid=Q60851461|title=A Bread Factory, Part 2}}


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Latest revision as of 16:25, 5 October 2024

A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold
Film poster
Directed byPatrick Wang
Screenplay byPatrick Wang
Produced by
  • Daryl Freimark
  • Matt Miller
  • Patrick Wang
Starring
CinematographyFrank Barrera
Edited byElwaldo Baptiste
Music by
  • Aaron Jordan
  • Melissa Li
  • Chip Taylor
Production
companies
Vanishing Angle
In The Family
Distributed byGrasshopper Film
Release date
  • October 26, 2018 (2018-10-26) (United States)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box officeUS$17,325 (with part 2)[1]
A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk with Me a While
Film poster
Directed byPatrick Wang
Screenplay byPatrick Wang
Produced by
  • Daryl Freimark
  • Matt Miller
  • Patrick Wang
Starring
  • Tyne Daly
  • Elisabeth Henry
  • James Marsters
  • Nana Visitor
  • Brian Murray
  • Zachary Sayle
  • Jessica Pimentel
CinematographyFrank Barrera
Edited byElwaldo Baptiste
Music by
  • Aaron Jordan
  • Melissa Li
  • Chip Taylor
  • Aaron Wagner
  • Patrick Wang
Production
companies
Vanishing Angle
In The Family
Distributed byGrasshopper Film
Release date
  • October 26, 2018 (2018-10-26) (United States)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box officeUS$17,325 (with part 1)[1]

A Bread Factory is a 2018 American two-part indie comedy drama film written and directed by Patrick Wang. It features an ensemble cast and depicts a fictional community arts center in a small upstate New York town that struggles under economic and social pressures. It received critical acclaim. The second part was Brian Murray‘s final role prior to his death.

Plot

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The film takes place in the fictional upstate New York town of Checkford. It centers on The Bread Factory, a community arts center run by a married couple, Dorothea and Greta, as well as daily life in the surrounding town.

In the first part, a conceptual art duo, May Ray, arrive in town and begin staging flashy, highly produced but utterly vapid performances. They threaten to siphon away an arts grant on which The Bread Factory depends. Dorothea and Greta work to convince the town council not to reassign the funds.

The second part centers around a performance of Euripides' tragedy Hecuba at The Bread Factory.

Cast

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Production

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Downtown Hudson, New York, where the film was shot

The film was inspired by Time & Space Limited, a local arts center in Hudson, New York.[2] It was filmed in Hudson over 24 days, following 10 days of rehearsals.[3]

Themes and interpretations

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Critics identified the central themes of the film as the value and impact of the arts, and the difficulty of producing and promoting meaningful artistic work in a market economy.[4]

Release

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The film was released in the United States on October 26, 2018.[1]

Reception

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The film received universal critical acclaim. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, both parts have an approval rating of 100%, based on 30 and 22 reviews respectively.[5][6] The critic consensus for the first part states "Epic yet intimate, A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold delivers the sprawling storytelling and nourishing drama audiences might expect from its imposing title."[5] On review aggregator Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 91 based on 9 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[7]

Justin Chang, writing for the Los Angeles Times, called the film a "warm and prickly humanist triumph" that "feels meticulously handcrafted in every respect".[8]

Bilge Ebiri, writing for The New York Times, designated the film a critic pick, noting that it has "a deliberate pace and thematic ambition to spare — but it also has a ground-level, plain-spoken modesty that renders it hypnotic."[9]

Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com gave the film four out of four stars, calling it "a wildly ambitious yet self-effacing epic about a place and its people".[4]

Richard Brody, writing for The New Yorker, described the film as a "comprehensive vision" drawn from Wang's "ferociously dedicated, deeply empathetic, finely conceived sense of purpose", offering "a detailed, expansive view of local politics and, for that matter, of the nature of community".[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "A Bread Factory, Part One/A Bread Factory, Part Two". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "A Bread Factory premieres Labor Day at venue that inspired it". Hudson Valley One. August 30, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Rosenbaum, Jonathan. "Jonathan Rosenbaum on Patrick Wang's A Bread Factory (2018)". Art Forum. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Seitz, Matt Zoller (October 26, 2018). "A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold movie review (2018)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "A Bread Factory, Part One: For the Sake of Gold". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "A Bread Factory, Part Two: Walk with Me a While". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "A Bread Factory Part One: For the Sake of Gold". Metacritic. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  8. ^ Chang, Justin (October 25, 2018). "Review: Patrick Wang's 'A Bread Factory' is a richly absorbing portrait of a community theater at a crossroads". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  9. ^ Ebiri, Bilge (October 25, 2018). "Review: In 'A Bread Factory,' Local Artists Face Off Against the World". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  10. ^ Brody, Richard (October 24, 2018). ""A Bread Factory," Reviewed: An Audacious Four-Hour Portrait of Culture Clash in Small-Town New England". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
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