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Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

2012•1h 39m•

★5.5(126 ratings)

DramaComedy

Overview

Precocious yet sensitive teenager James has a deep perception of the world but no idea how to live in it. Finding no help from his divorced parents nor his older memoir-writing sister, he decides to reject the beliefs adults try to push on him, starting with the college career that is looming over his last summer in New York, and embarks instead on a search for wisdom through nontraditional means...

Director

Writers

Roberto Faenza, Dahlia Heyman

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Main Cast

Toby Regbo

Toby Regbo

James Sveck

Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden

Marjorie Dunfour

Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Paul Sveck

Lucy Liu

Lucy Liu

Rowena Adler

Stephen Lang

Stephen Lang

Barry Rogers

Deborah Ann Woll

Deborah Ann Woll

Gillian Sveck

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Nanette

Aubrey Plaza

Aubrey Plaza

Jeanine Breemer

Gilbert Owuor

Gilbert Owuor

John Webster

Dree Hemingway

Dree Hemingway

Rhonda

Olek Krupa

Olek Krupa

Henryk Maria

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Siobhan Fallon Hogan

Mrs. Beemer

Full Crew

Direction

First Assistant Director: Scott Lazar
Second Assistant Director: Barbara Maia
Second Second Assistant Director: Jessica Hong
Director: Roberto Faenza
Script Supervisor: Erin Feeley

Writing

Novel: Peter Cameron
Writer: Roberto Faenza
Writer: Dahlia Heyman

Production

Co-Producer: Allen Bain
Executive Producer: Rose Ganguzza
Location Manager: Michelle Baker
Assistant Location Manager: Jean Pesce
Location Coordinator: Jennifer Sonnenfeld
Key Set Production Assistant: Conor Griff

Music & Sound

Songs: Elisa
Sound Mixer: David Pastecchi
Boom Operator: Mike Ford
Original Music Composer: Andrea Guerra

Cinematography

Camera Operator: Todd Armitage
First Assistant "A" Camera: Emanuele Leurini
First Assistant "B" Camera: Jamie A. Marlowe
Second Assistant "A" Camera: Chris Moeller
Second Assistant "B" Camera: Christ Seehase
Digital Imaging Technician: George Robert Morse

Editing

Editor: Massimo Fiocchi

Art Direction

Leadman: Bob Provenzano
Art Department Coordinator: Douglas Poland
Art Department Assistant: Amy Williams
Art Department Assistant: Michael Winn Lewis
Location Scout: Brendan Kehoe
Location Scout: Tom Sexton

Costume & Make-Up

On Set Dresser: Maia Rose
On Set Dresser: Alex Quarles
On Set Dresser: Paul Zydel
On Set Dresser: Roy Savoy
Hair Department Head: Kat Drazen
Assistant Costume Designer: Erika Lilienthal Gage

Visual Effects

Special Effects Supervisor: Drew Jiritano

Keywords

based on novel or bookteen angstlgbtlate coming of agegay theme

Did You Know?

#1

The film had a budget of $8.0M but only grossed $532.8K, losing $7.5M at the box office.

#2

The runtime is 99 minutes (1h 39m).

#3

The film features dialogue in 3 languages: Italian, Japanese, English.

#4

It was a co-production between: Italy, United States of America.

#5

The film was directed by Roberto Faenza.

#6

The screenplay was written by Roberto Faenza and Dahlia Heyman.

#7

The score was composed by Andrea Guerra.

#8

Cinematography was handled by Maurizio Calvesi.

#9

This title is listed on IMDb as tt1703125.

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Rating

5.5/10

Average

126 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

NR

Language:

Italiano, 日本語, English

Country of Origin:

Italy, United States of America

Budget:

$8,000,000

Revenue:

$532,777

Production Companies:

BNL – Gruppo BNP Paribas

BNL – Gruppo BNP Paribas

Jean Vigo Italia

Four of a Kind Productions

The 7th Floor

MiC

MiC

RAI Cinema

RAI Cinema