‘A Labor of Love’ DVD – Available June 11, 2013 – Pre-Order Now

April 3, 2013 Leave a comment

A Labor of Love DVD

NOTE: Release date = June 11th. Pre-order now.

Vinegar Syndrome proudly presents the home video debut of Robert Flaxman and Daniel Goldman’s portrait of regional filmmaking gone awry.

In the winter of 1974, a naive independent filmmaker based in Chicago found funding to make his first feature, to be titled “The Last Affair.” The one stipulation mandated by his financial backers was that the movie needed to include hardcore sex scenes. A LABOR OF LOVE documents the ensuing heartfelt and earnest attempt to create an X-rated movie. Between struggles with the cast and problems with crew and locations, the production forges on in a manner NBC News described as “A true human comedy” and Hadrian Belove of Cinefamily acclaimed as “a lost vérité masterpiece … a movie-about-movies documentary classic.”

Directed by Robert Flaxman and Daniel Goldman
1975 / USA / 67 min / 1.85:1 / Color

Features Include:
+ Dual Layer DVD-9 | Region Free | 16:9 Anamorphic | 1.85:1 AR | MONO
+ Restored in 2k from 16mm Ektachrome camera originals
+ Video interview with Robert Flaxman
+ Audio interview with Flaxman & John Iltis
+ Original theatrical trailer

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2012 Wisconsin Film Festival in Madison – Sunday, April 22

March 13, 2012 1 Comment

A Labor of Love will screen at the 2012 Wisconsin Film Festival in Madison on Sunday, April 22, 4:15 PM at the Marquee Theater in Union South.

Robert Flaxman will be present for a Q&A following the screening.

Tickets go on sale March 31.

“A Labor of Love is a lost vérité masterpiece … a movie-about-movies
documentary classic.”
~ Hadrian Belove, Cinefamily (2011)

 

“Superb … A Labor of Love certainly deserves the resurrection and the raves.”
~ Jeff Kuykendall, Midnight Only (2012)

 

“A Labor of Love is a completely compelling time capsule that is at times
almost too funny to be nonfiction.”
~ 2012 Wisconsin Film Festival

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Chicago – The Gene Siskel Film Center on Nov. 2, 2011

September 6, 2011 1 Comment

A Labor of Love will screen at the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago, Illinois on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 8:00 PM.

For more information, click here.

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A Labor of Love – The Movie: Trailer

March 1, 2011 1 Comment

Check out the trailer for A Labor of Love!

A LABOR OF LOVE
a film by Robert Flaxman & Daniel Goldman

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1976 – Before cell phones, HIV/AIDS and Snooki …

A LABOR OF LOVE follows a young director and his equally young cast and crew as they attempt to make their first feature film, THE LAST AFFAIR.

At the last minute, before filming commenced, the financial backers of THE LAST AFFAIR insisted sex scenes be included to ensure their film’s success at the box office. This edict not only surprised the director and his cast but made them question their ability to perform their roles.

A predecessor to today’s best reality shows, A LABOR OF LOVE focuses on the fragile interpersonal relationships of the director and his cast as they confront uncomfortable, yet often hilarious situations.

A LABOR OF LOVE offers its viewers the rare opportunity to become a fly on the wall and witness unique events they would otherwise never see.

A LABOR OF LOVE
a film by Robert Flaxman & Daniel Goldman

For theatrical re-release – new digital color prints

70 minutes – NR

NOTE: A LABOR OF LOVE has never been shown on TV or cable TV. It has never been available on DVD or tape.

For information about exhibiting A LABOR OF LOVE, contact JOHN ILTIS, jiltis@iltischicago.com (312) 953-5411

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