Breathing Room
“A comedy for the romantically hopeless”
1996•R•1h 30m•8.0•Released
RomanceComedy
She's Kathy, a comix cartoonist; he's David, teaching English to new immigrants. It's New York City, with 29 shopping days left until Christmas, and they're in love. Or are they? Their romance has been on-again, off-again because David can't bring himself to say, "I love you." He can say it in French, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, but not English. So, when she learns at an inopportune time that he's applied for a job in Ho Chi Minh City, she asks for breathing room until Christmas; the film chronicles the ensuing days of restless indecision.
Director
Jon Sherman
Writer
Tom Hughes
Languages
English
Studio
Eureka Pictures
Cast
Susan Floyd
Kathy
Nadia Dajani
Claire
Dan Futterman
David
Michael Chenevert
Korean Market Patron #3
Sharon Angela
Additional Patron
Amy Hohn
Cousin Judy
Saverio Guerra
Tony
Paul Giamatti
George
Joanna Chang
Cashier
Jianzhung Gu
Grocer
Steve Naidich
Korean Market Patron 1
Chris McGinn
Korean Market Patron 2
Frances Mazzuka
Korean Market Patron 4
Rod McLachlan
Cousin Andy
Stryker Hardwicke
Larry
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