Local Color is a film slated for release on December 5th, 2008 by Empire Film Group. It was directed by George Gallo, and stars Armin Mueller-Stahl, Trevor Morgan, and Ray Liotta. The movie is based on a true story, that of the director/writer’s experience when he was 18. Gallo also painted all of the oil paintings in this movie, having “cleaned out his whole garage” of his paintings. The paintings that Johnie (Trevor Morgan) showed to Seroff (Armin Mueller-Stahl) when asking him for advice in the beginning of the movie, were the exact paintings he showed to the person off whom the Seroff character was based.
Plot: A successful artist looks back with loving memories on the summer of his defining year, 1974. A talented, but troubled eighteen year old art student befriends an elderly alcoholic genius painter who has turned his back on not only art, but life. The two form, what appears to be at first a tenuous relationship. The kid wants to learn all the secrets the master has locked away inside his head and heart. Time has not been kind to the old master. His life appears pointless to him until the kid rekindles his interest in his work and ultimately gives him the will to live. Together, they give one another a priceless gift. The kid learns to see the world through the master’s eyes. And the master learns to see life through the eyes of innocence again. This story is based on a real life experience.
Cast
* Armin Mueller-Stahl as Nicoli Seroff
* Trevor Morgan as John Talia Jr.
* Ray Liotta as John Talia Sr.
* Charles Durning as Yammi
* Samantha Mathis as Carla
