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Competition Narrative Features
Putzel
DIRECTED BY JASON CHAET
USA, 2012, 88 MIN
SOUTHEAST PREMIERE
For some, life is an adventure filled with opportunities to excel and places to explore. For Walter Himmelstein (Jack Carpenter), a young man endearingly known as “Putzel,” life literally doesn’t go beyond his family’s deli and his community on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. In this heartwarming comedy, Walter’s aspirations of taking over his uncle’s (John Pankow) smoked fish emporium are disrupted by the arrival of Sally (Melanie Lynskey), who becomes romantically involved with his about-to-retire and very-married (to Susie Essman) uncle. While Walter tries to thwart their romance in order to ensure taking over the business, he finds his routine life thrown off kilter, and after years of being undermined by his family and friends, he finally starts to realize his full potential. With Sally’s help, Walter confronts his fears and proves he is more than a Putzel. Crazy, sweet, nostalgic, and genuinely funny, PUTZEL is a breezy coming-of-age comedy that’s as fresh as Uncle Sid’s fish.
