Cinemania

Cinemania

6.8

Jul 06 2002

1h 19m

Documentary

This documentary about the culture of intense cinephilia in New York City reveals the impassioned world of five obsessed movie buffs. These human encyclopedias of cinema see two to five films a day, and from 600 to 2,000 films per year. This is the story of their lives, their memories, their unbending habits and the films they love.

Jack Angstreich

Jack Angstreich

Himself

Eric Chadbourne

Eric Chadbourne

Himself

Bill Heidbreder

Bill Heidbreder

Himself

Roberta Hill

Roberta Hill

Herself

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