First Love, Last Rites
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jesse Peretz
Giovanni Ribisi
Donal Logue
Trang Thanh Le
Jeannetta Arnette
Eli Marienthal
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Joey and Sissel share a one-room house as a couple intent on learning all they can about each other. Sissel is estranged from her parents, but she wants Joey to meet her father, Henry, a talkative Vietnam vet whose interests range from Eastern culture to fishing. The two men eventually become partners in an eel-catching business. Gradually, Joey and Sissel begin to grow apart as frustration and anxiety tarnish their formerly passionate affair.
Director
Jesse Peretz
Cast
Giovanni Ribisi
Donal Logue
Trang Thanh Le
Jeannetta Arnette
Eli Marienthal
Hugh Joseph Babin
Howard Barker
Earl S Binnings
Natasha Gregson Wagner
Robert John Burke
L Christian Mixon
Crew
Yasmine Abraham
Herbert Beigel
Steve Borne
Jeff Buckely
Billy Corgan
John Doe
Gabi Endicott
Dan Estabrook
Alberto Gieco
Matt Johnson
Myron Kerstein
Nathan Larson
Jeffrey Levy-hinte
James Lyons
Scott Macaulay
Angela Mccluskey
Ian Mcewan
Michael Melamed
Brian Miksis
Melissa O'brien
Robin O'hara
Robin O'hara
Mimi Parker
Jesse Peretz
Jesse Peretz
Nina Persson
Liz Phair
Tom Richmond
David Ryan
David Ryan
Alan Sparhawk
Amanda Temple
Ellen Veira
Craig Wedren
Heidi Winston
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the FIPRESCI Award for Best Direction at the 1998 Rotterdam International Film Festival.
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States January 1998
Released in United States November 1998
Released in United States on Video February 16, 1999
Released in United States September 1997
Released in United States Summer August 7, 1998
Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (American Spectrum) in Park City, Utah January 15-25, 1998.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 4-13, 1997.
Feature directorial debut for music video director Jesse Peretz.
Completed shooting late November 1996.
Screenwriter David Ryan is the former drummer for the band Lemonheads.
Ultra Stereo
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.)
Released in United States January 1998 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (American Spectrum) in Park City, Utah January 15-25, 1998.)
Released in United States on Video February 16, 1999
Released in United States Summer August 7, 1998
Released in United States September 1997 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 4-13, 1997.)
Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.)
