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A Short History of Decay is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 16 may 2014 with Bryan Greenberg
A Short History of Decay (2014)
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Add to a movie listA Short History of Decay is an American comedy film written and directed by Michael Maren. It stars Bryan Greenberg, Linda Lavin, Harris Yulin, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Benjamin King and Kathleen Rose Perkins. Though its title is taken from the work of philosophy by Emil Cioran, it is not an adaptation of the book.
The film was shot in October and November 2012 in Wilmington, North Carolina, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina and New York City. It premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival on October 12, 2013 and it opened theatrically at the Village East Cinema on May 16, 2014.
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It is a comedy from an original script by Michael Maren, about a failed Brooklyn writer, Nathan Fisher, played by Bryan Greenberg, who visits his ailing parents in Florida. His mother (Lavin) has Alzheimer's and his father (Yulin) has recently had a stroke.Actors
Bryan Greenberg
(Nathan)
Linda Lavin
(Sandy Fisher)
Harris Yulin
(Bob Fisher)
Emmanuelle Chriqui
(Erika Bryce)
Kathleen Rose Perkins
(Shelly)
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