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Oct 1, 2023 · The Featherweight: Directed by Robert Kolodny. With James Madio, Ruby Wolf, Keir Gilchrist, Stephen Lang. Set in 1964, a camera crew follows Willie Pep, retired featherweight boxing champion.
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- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Robert Kolodny
- 2023-10-01
The Featherweight is a 2023 American biographical sports drama film directed by Robert Kolodny, written by Steve Loff, and starring James Madio as professional boxer Willie Pep. It premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2023.
Sep 20, 2023 · The post-salad days of Connecticut boxer Willie Pep are dramatized with impressive verisimilitude in Robert Kolodny's debut 'The Featherweight.'
- Guy Lodge
The Featherweight is a documentary film that follows the comeback of Willie Pep, the winningest fighter of all time, in the mid-1960s. The film explores his personal and professional struggles, his legacy and his relationship with the media.
Sep 3, 2023 · The Featherweight is a fictionalized account of the real-life two-time featherweight champion’s attempts to get back in the ring. The Italian-American fighter, who...
- Lovia Gyarkye
Sep 3, 2023 · The same lust drives Willie Pep (James Madio), the titular featherweight boxer in Robert Kolodny’s nifty debut feature. Aged 42, Pep plots a comeback, six years after hanging up his gloves.
It’s as nifty as its warts-and-all protagonist, with an inventive verité storytelling style inspired by John Cassavettes that also evokes the era’s filmmaking. Full Review | Original Score ...
