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1. • • Captured as a kind of direct-cinema documentary a la the Maysles, “The Featherweight” plants us firmly as a fly on the wall to Pep’s ambitious climb back into the ring, well past his prime. The doc, so Pep thinks, is meant to celebrate the return of an aging champion, proof positive of his bluster that he’s still got what it takes to compete.
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   Is the featherweight a good movie?

   • The Bottom Line Technically impressive, but not entirely satisfying. 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 died in 2006 at the age of 84, was considered by some experts to be one of the greatest pure boxers of all time.

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   Is the featherweight based on a true story?

   • 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 died in 2006 at the age of 84, was considered by some experts to be one of the greatest pure boxers of all time. His movements were quick and lithe, like a dancer’s.

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   Is the featherweight a good book?

   • The Featherweight is first and foremost a novel outing for its unique choice of perspective regarding the life of one of the best defensive boxers of all time, a focus on the man more than the ring exploits in an era where his wildly notable accomplishments are well behind him.

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   Is 'the featherweight' a Comedy or a drama?

   • It’s effective enough to make one wonder why faux-documentary is typically the domain of Christopher Guest-type comedy rather than drama, though some may find “The Featherweight” more of an immaculate exercise than an emotionally involving experience. (Certainly, one needn’t be versed in Pep’s career to anticipate the film’s entire southbound arc.)

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   What does Willie Pep say in 'the featherweight'?

   • There’s a story that Willie Pep, the protagonist of Robert Kolodny’s feature debut The Featherweight, likes to tell. It’s about a match with a kid, who, so awed by the boxing champion, asks for an autograph. The request flummoxes Willie. “I say, ‘Kid, get away from me, we’re boxing tonight. What are people going to think?’”

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   How long is 'the featherweight' filmed?

   • ‘The Featherweight’ Review: Lovingly Textured Faux-Documentary Charts a Champion’s Slide Into the Shadows Reviewed at Venice Film Festival (Horizons), Sept. 2, 2023. Running time: 99 MIN. Production: An Appian Way presentation in association with Golden Ratio Films.

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   Sep 19, 2024 · In this biopic, a documentary crew follows the boxer Willie Pep during his 1960s comeback. The movie, directed by Robert Kolodny, opens in 1964, two decades after the boxer Willie Pep, played...

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   Sep 20, 2023 · The post-salad days of real-life Connecticut boxer Willie Pep are dramatized with impressive vérité verisimilitude in Robert Kolodny's Venice-premiered debut feature.

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   81% Tomatometer 16 Reviews. Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings. NEW. Set in the mid-1960s in Hartford, Connecticut, The Featherweight presents a gripping chapter in the true-life story...

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   • Actors: James Madio

   • Director: Robert Kolodny
   • Category: Biography, Drama, Sports

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   Oct 2, 2024 · Set in 1964, an aging and indebted Willie Pep (an excellent James Madio) allows a direct cinema-style camera crew to follow him around as he prepares to take on another fight at the tail end of...

   • Director: Robert Kolodny

   • Actors: James Madio

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   Sep 3, 2023 · ‘The Featherweight’ Review: Robert Kolodny’s Debut Film Is as Agile as Its Irrepressible Protagonist Venice: James Madio plays boxer Willie Pep, who unretired for a comeback at age 42.