CinemaOSMovie · 1996 · 1h 30m · R

Breathing Room

A comedy for the romantically hopeless

80%(1)IMDbRomanceComedy

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.

Directed byJon Sherman

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
EN
Released
November 8, 1996
Studios
Eureka Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Susan Floyd

Susan Floyd

Kathy

Nadia Dajani

Nadia Dajani

Claire

Dan Futterman

Dan Futterman

David

Michael Chenevert

Michael Chenevert

Korean Market Patron #3

Sharon Angela

Sharon Angela

Additional Patron

Amy Hohn

Amy Hohn

Cousin Judy

Saverio Guerra

Tony

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

George

Joanna Chang

Cashier

Jianzhung Gu

Grocer

Creative team
Directed by
Jon Sherman
Written by
Tom Hughes

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