Rita on the Ropes
Identifier
F.2013-08-0049
Date Of Production
2001
Description
Rita recounts her bad luck with boyfriends, jobs, apartments.
"'Experience is lessons you don't want to learn,' Rita muses as she reflects on her brief, troubled life in Tom Palazzolo's Rita on the Ropes. Rita's narration (played over stark black-and-white footage of Palazzolo's daughter Amy) reveals a sensitive soul who, despite having fallen victim to unscrupulous landlords, dishonest employers and a narcissistic hustler named Randy (whom she still misses a little bit), can still revel in the beauty of abandoned buildings and overgrown lots." —Tom Fritsche
(Canyon Cinema)
"'Experience is lessons you don't want to learn,' Rita muses as she reflects on her brief, troubled life in Tom Palazzolo's Rita on the Ropes. Rita's narration (played over stark black-and-white footage of Palazzolo's daughter Amy) reveals a sensitive soul who, despite having fallen victim to unscrupulous landlords, dishonest employers and a narcissistic hustler named Randy (whom she still misses a little bit), can still revel in the beauty of abandoned buildings and overgrown lots." —Tom Fritsche
(Canyon Cinema)
Run Time
9 min 0 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
400 feet
Color
B&W
Sound
Optical
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Reversal Positive Print
Genre
Form
Subject
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Palazzolo, Tom (is filmmaker)
Additional Credits
Lorenz, Ricardo (music)
Helbig, Jack (is writer)
Palazzolo, Tom (is writer)
Participants And Performers
Palazzolo, Amy (is actor)
King, Deborah (is narrator)
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