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A Short History of Decay | |
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Directed by | Michael Maren |
Written by | Michael Maren |
Produced by | Alfred Sapse |
Starring | Bryan Greenberg Linda Lavin Harris Yulin Emmanuelle Chriqui Kathleen Rose Perkins Benjamin King |
Cinematography | Nancy Schreiber |
Edited by | Timothy Snell |
Music by | Julia Kent |
Production company | Big Fan Films |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
A Short History of Decay is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Michael Maren. [1] It stars Bryan Greenberg, Linda Lavin, Harris Yulin, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Benjamin King and Kathleen Rose Perkins. Though its title is taken from the work of philosophy by Emil Cioran, it is not an adaptation of the book.
The film was shot in October and November 2012 in Wilmington, North Carolina, [2] Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, [3] and New York City. It premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival on October 12, 2013 and it opened theatrically at the Village East Cinema on May 16, 2014.
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