John's of 12th Street

John's of 12th Street

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 16, 2014

Runtime

1h 4m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

80%

Original Title

John's of 12th Street

Production Companies

Grand Motel Films

Director

Vanessa McDonnell

Description

JOHN’S OF 12TH STREET is a portrait of a century-old Italian-American restaurant in New York City, one of the last of its kind in a rapidly changing East Village. This observational documentary loosely follows the rhythm of the restaurant’s day, which swings between boredom and frenzy as the old rooms empty and fill. No one who works at John’s is actually Italian, but some have been here for 40 years, including two pairs of brothers and a father and son. JOHN’S OF 12TH STREET catalogues the overlooked details of working life and a vanishing facet of New York City.