The Blue Hour (2007)

Directed by: Eric Nazarian
Release date: November 3rd 2007
Alyssa's character: Allegra
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1 hr, 33 min





 

Cast

Alyssa Milano - Allegra
Ellen Albertini Dow - Anabella
Eric Burdon - Bar Singer
Paul Dillon - Sal
Catherine Garedakis - Pharmacist
Sarah Jones - Young Ethel
Karen Kondazian - Tello
Sophia Malki - Heidi
Austin Margues - Neto
 

Release Dates

Spain- September 21st 2007
USA - November 3rd 2007
Italy - November 25th 2007
Armenia - July 13th 2008
 

Synopsis

In "The Blue Hour," several strangers in Los Angeles weave their stories of loss and hope, not knowing that their lives have brushed up against each others in small but sometimes profound ways. A multi-ethnic ensemble drama, the film explores the connections between a Mexican graffiti muralist, an Armenian camera repairman, an African- American Blues guitarist and an English pensioner living near the Los Angeles River.

Happy is a talented teenage graffiti muralist with a passion for spray paint and Hip Hop. Her playground is the concrete banks of the Los Angeles River. While painting a mural of her trademark Payasa, a sad-faced Lady Clown, she encounters Sal, a mentally challenged homeless man who attempts to make contact with her.

Unable to communicate with Happy, Sal then crosses paths with Avo, a vintage camera repairman living with his wife Allegra on the East Bank of the river. Their apartment overlooks Happy’s Payasa mural near the area where their 4-year old daughter Heidi recently drowned. Since Heidi’s death, Avo and Allegra have not spoken. As Happy toils on the Payasa, Avo attempts to reconcile with his wife in the wake of the family tragedy.

A block away from Avo’s apartment, Ridley is a struggling blues guitarist staying in an old hotel by the river. He has returned temporarily to Los Angeles to care for his mother. One night, Ridley hears an enigmatic voice coming from somewhere inside the hotel. Haunted by its mysterious presence, Ridley sets out to discover the source of the voice, running into Sal in the wake of a hit-and-run accident.

Humphrey is an aging pensioner living in an apartment overlooking the ‘islands’ in the river. One morning he wakes up to the sound of Sal screaming on the sidewalk. Having recently lost his wife Ethel, Humphrey spends his days eating lunch by her grave, a few feet from Heidi’s resting place where he sees Allegra. Unsure when his time will come, Humphrey readjusts to everyday life, crossing paths with Happy as he wanders the riverside neighborhood.

Connecting each character peripherally through the Los Angeles River, The Blue Hour explores the delicate ties and common humanity among strangers in a seemingly disconnected landscape.

Casting Alyssa Milano

One of the biggest challenges was finding the right actress to play the role of Allegra, the grieving mother in A Warm Place. During casting and auditions, several actresses responded to the part but were hesitant to tackle the subject of a child’s death. “Alyssa Milano really understood the fragile nature of the character and gave it a hundred and ten percent. She looks, feels and evokes emotions that words could not do justice to. Her performance came from a very honest and raw place,” said Nazarian.

 

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