{"id":1628,"date":"2014-06-18T10:44:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviesharkdeblore.com\/site\/?p=1628"},"modified":"2014-10-12T11:46:11","modified_gmt":"2014-10-12T18:46:11","slug":"echo-park-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/reviews\/echo-park-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"ECHO PARK (2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>By: debbie lynn elias<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A noteworthy film that truly celebrates the diversity and eclectic nature of Los Angeles comes compliments of renowned photographer turned first-time director, Amanda Marsalis. ECHO PARK stars Mamie Gummer, Anthony Okungbawa and a delightful new young talent in Ricky Rico as it explores the life of Gummer\u2019s Sophie.\u00a0 With a perfect life and perfect boyfriend\/fianc\u00e9\u00a0 in Beverly Hills, you\u2019d think Sophie would be content and satisfied, but she\u2019s not.\u00a0 Desperate for a change, she leaves her man and her life, uprooting herself and heading all the way across town to ECHO PARK.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-413\" src=\"http:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/LAFF-echo-park.jpg\" alt=\"LAFF - echo park\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/LAFF-echo-park.jpg 400w, https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/LAFF-echo-park-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finding a whole new unfamiliar and at times uncomfortable world, now forced to stand on her own two feet, Sophie finds a connection with her neighbor Alex.\u00a0 Bonding over the purchase of a couch, Alex is a British ex-pat who is moving back to London at the end of the summer.\u00a0 In other words, with a definite time line for any potential relationship that doesn\u2019t include long-term commitment, Alex may be an ideal companion for Sophie during this phase of her life.\u00a0 Out-going, fun, interesting, intelligent, and willing to put up with her moodiness and uncertainties, their connection blossoms into a romance filled with a love of vinyl records and the artsy community closeness of the neighborhood.\u00a0 But can their relationship continue if Alex leaves and the even bigger question, is this more casual and engaging life what Sophie wants.<\/p>\n<p>Set against a script by Catalina Aguilar Mastretta, Gummer and Okungbowa delight with performances and a chemistry that rise above what could have proven to be cliched stereotypes.\u00a0 ECHO PARK is at its strongest and most emotionally resonant and vibrant when they are onscreen together.\u00a0\u00a0 Unfortunately the two aren\u2019t always enough to mount some of the uneven hurdles of the story and ill-conceived pacing of the film as a whole.\u00a0 However, despite some of the storytelling glitches, everything comes together for a climactic resolution of welcome\u00a0 complicated nuances that belie the expected traditional romantic tropes.<\/p>\n<p>Cinematographer Jason McCormick\u2019s lens has a life of its own.\u00a0 Capturing the seemingly mundane and lacing it with interesting framing and cooler, often dreamy visual tones, color comes into play metaphorically mirroring Sophie\u2019s moods and journey of self-exploration.\u00a0 But as much as the camera helps tell the story of Sophie, it tells the story of ECHO PARK with a subtle, eclectic beauty that is enticing and welcoming.\u00a0 Capitalizing on her intimate knowledge of ECHO PARK, resident Marsalis knows the vistas and hidden sanctuaries that give ECHO PARK its unique vibe and often \u201crural sentimentality\u201d, bringing all to the screen with an insider\u2019s intimacy that McCormick then deftly lenses with texture and nuance.<\/p>\n<p>Fueling the ECHO PARK energy is a perfectly blended soundtrack of contemporary indie rock and R&amp;B compliments of composer\/music supervisor Christopher H. Knight.<\/p>\n<p>With the look and feel that captures the independent spirit of filmmaking and Los Angeles, ECHO PARK lights up the screen with an artsy sun-kissed vibe .<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Amanda Marsalis<\/p>\n<p>Written by Catalina Aguilar Mastretta<\/p>\n<p>Cast:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mamie Gummer, Anthony Okungbawa, Ricky Rico, Helen Slater, Maurice Compte, Gale Harold<\/p>\n<p>(Los Angeles Film Festival 2014 review &#8211; World Premiere)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: debbie lynn elias A noteworthy film that truly celebrates the diversity and eclectic nature of Los Angeles comes compliments of renowned photographer turned first-time director, Amanda Marsalis. ECHO PARK stars Mamie Gummer, Anthony Okungbawa and a delightful new young talent in Ricky Rico as it explores the life of Gummer\u2019s Sophie.\u00a0 With a perfect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":413,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,9],"tags":[256,257],"class_list":["post-1628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movies","category-reviews","tag-echo-park-2014","tag-light-drama"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ECHO PARK (2014) - Behind The Lens Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Behind the Lens is your home for in-depth movie reviews, filmmaker &amp; celebrity interviews, and more, all by industry professional and film critic debbie lynn elias...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/reviews\/echo-park-2014\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ECHO PARK (2014)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Behind the Lens is your home for in-depth movie reviews, filmmaker &amp; celebrity interviews, and more, all by industry professional and film critic debbie lynn elias...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/reviews\/echo-park-2014\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Behind The Lens Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-06-18T17:44:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2014-10-12T18:46:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/LAFF-echo-park.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"225\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"debbie lynn elias\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"debbie lynn elias\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/behindthelensonline.net\\\/site\\\/reviews\\\/echo-park-2014\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/behindthelensonline.net\\\/site\\\/reviews\\\/echo-park-2014\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"debbie lynn elias\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/behindthelensonline.net\\\/site\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2d9b602095eb0ce3d363efb75ad0b5d4\"},\"headline\":\"ECHO PARK (2014)\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-06-18T17:44:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2014-10-12T18:46:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/behindthelensonline.net\\\/site\\\/reviews\\\/echo-park-2014\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":536,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/behindthelensonline.net\\\/site\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/behindthelensonline.net\\\/site\\\/reviews\\\/echo-park-2014\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/behindthelensonline.net\\\/site\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/06\\\/LAFF-echo-park.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"ECHO PARK (2014)\",\"light drama\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Movies\",\"Reviews\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/behindthelensonline.net\\\/site\\\/reviews\\\/echo-park-2014\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/behindthelensonline.net\\\/site\\\/reviews\\\/echo-park-2014\\\/\",\"name\":\"ECHO PARK (2014) - 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