A Sense of Entitlement (2000)
Super-16mm to 35mm/color/mono/28:18
Cast
Caroline Blaine
RIKE SCHOLLE
Jessica Blaine
NICOLE SEVERINE
Albert
STANISLAS VERSPYCK
Jules
ANDREAS NEIDERMEIER
Mr. Blaine
DAVID KAMPMAN
Benton
WHALEN J. LAURENCE
Michael
GUY ANTHONY CAMILLERI
Anthony
TIMUR KOCAK
Party Guests
JOEL DIETZ
ROSARIO VAINA
NATALYA VIDOKLE
Sandwich-Eating Men
L. PRESTON BARNES
LOUIS MALOOF
DAVID B. MARTIN
BEN SWEETWOOD
Art Students
OLA BRATTÅS
JENNIFER NEMETZ
CHRIS NEMETZ
CHRIS ROZZI
OLIVER WARDEN
Man With Cup of Coffee
SCOTT KEMPER
Artists’ Model
MATT GARBER
Person Who Crosses the Street
MARK L. FEINSOD
Building Superintendent
MICHAEL WILLIAMS
Caroline’s Mother
GERRI W. SCAGLIONE
Jessica’s Mother
JACQUELINE KEALY
Professor Kemper
JIMMY LEE
Preview Modeling Agency Receptionist
ALLISON THIEL
Ilene Witherspoon
KATHLEEN KIEGLE
Michael’s Wife
JUDY SCAGLIONE
Michael’s Son
RYAN DELONAS
Michael’s Dog
CHET
Crew
Cinematographer
OLA BRATTÅS
Camera Operator
MARTIN NISSER
Composers
VINCENT JAMES (for SpaceWave Media)
BILLY POPULUS
Editor
RAY BURRIS
Sound Mixer
MARK COBRIN
Sound Recordist
ISHMAEL DEEN
Boom Operator
MEVLUT AKKAYA
Art Director
LISA MAREINISS
Wardrobe Designer
YURI MIYAKE
Makeup Artist
MATT GARBER
Script Supervisor
ALLISON THIEL
Storyboard Artist/Assistant Director
OLIVER WARDEN
Camera Assistants
JESSE CHAMP
EVA FLODSTROM
ROMAN ZENZ
Grips
OLIVER WARDEN
MICHAEL WILLIAMS
Gaffers
SHANNON GUIRL
MICHAEL WILLIAMS
Circles
Performed by Soul Coughing
Courtesy of Slash/Warner Brothers
By arrangement with Warner Special Products
Thanks
ALAN BERNSTEIN
IAN BONHÔTE
OLA BRATTÅS
THE GOOD PEOPLE OF 505 COURT STREET
AMANDA FAUST
“OUR SPIRITUAL GURU” JEFF GREEN
HAL HARTLEY and SHARON WATTS at TRUE FICTION PICTURES
JAMES MALLORY
THE MAYOR’S OFFICE FOR FILM, THEATRE AND BROADCASTING (NEW YORK CITY)
MARY MENDEZ
MADELEINE MENDEZ
MOH MENON
COLLEEN MILLER
JOSEPH A. MILLER 3RD, ESQ.
KATHY MONTGOMERY-SMITH and everyone at WARNER SPECIAL PRODUCTS
MUGGER at NEW YORK PRESS
ELIZA PRYOR NAGEL
MARISSA O’NEILL
CHRIS NEMETZ
JENNIFER FEINSOD NEMETZ
MARTIN NISSER
EMILIE PROTIERE
CLYDE RENNIE
CAROL ROGERS
DANFORTH ROGERS
NINON ROGERS
CHRIS ROZZI
GARNSEY SLOAN
OLIVER WARDEN
RYAN WERNER
MICHAEL J. WILLIAMS
Post-production provided by A COOL, DRY PLACE
Special Thanks
CATHY CARRON, M.D.
ETHAN FEINSOD
RICHARD M. FEINSOD, M.D.
TONY KRAYER
STEVEN MARCUS
MICHAEL F. PASQUALE
GERRI W. SCAGLIONE
GEORGE SCAGLIONE
Special Thanks to THE SCREEN ACTORS’ GUILD
Filmed during May 28th-June 6th, 1999, in New York City
© MABUSE filmworks, LLC, and Mark L. Feinsod, 2000
Screenings
- An Evening with Mark L. Feinsod at the Pioneer Theater (New York, NY: January 9th, 2005)
- Jamshedpur International Film Festival (Jamshedpur, India: December 17th, 2004)
- Calcutta Film Festival (Calcutta, India: November 11th–17th, 2004)
- Kalpanirjhar International Short Fiction Film Festival (Calcutta, India: September 7th, 2003)
- Theatrical engagement at the Den of Cin/the Pioneer Theater (New York City: August 24th, 25th, 31st and September 1st, 2001)
- NewFilmmakers screening series at the Anthology Film Archives (New York City: July 25th, 2001)
- Dahlonega International Film Festival (Dahlonega, Georgia: June 28th–July 1st, 2001)
- Rochester International Film Festival (Rochester, New York: May 1st–5th, 2001)
- Valleyfest Film Festival (Knoxville, Tennessee: March 14th–18th, 2001)
- Director’s View Film Festival (Stamford, Connecticut: February 9th–12th, 2001)
- Filmjunkie Underground Film Festival (San Francisco, California: February 2nd–4th, 2001). Winner: Best Short Film.
Press
Also on the bill is Mark L. Feinsod's A Sense of Entitlement, a superb 30-minute stimulation of the senses. The story centers on Jessica, an underachieving art student with a French boyfriend and her daddy's credit card, who lives in Manhattan with her half-sister, Caroline, a former model. After yet another night of partying, the pair get the dreaded call from Pops, who cuts off the cash flow. The duo endure bouts of existential dread; meanwhile, cryptic and enticing trouble unravels when Father comes into town with his gun-toting assistant. With a sorrowful, Modest Mouse-y soundtrack, a sharp script, and vibrant cinematography (reminiscent of Red Desert), A Sense of Entitlement establishes a privileged world that's less sunny but far more enticing than the Los Angeles beach.
-Sasha Statman-Weil, the Village Voice, August 28th, 2001
Being shown with "Cupid's Mistake," which opens today at the Den of Cin at Two Boots Video (44 Avenue A, at East Third Street, East Village), is "A Sense of Entitlement," a 28-minute short that confirms your worst suspicions about thin, rich, blond ex-models: they aren't very nice. Filming in 35 millimeter (a nice change from the indie video norm), the director, Mark L. Feinsod, stages some adept deep- focus, long-take shots that at times evoke Orson Welles. (There is a kitchen scene that could be a quote from "The Magnificent Ambersons.") But his story is awkwardly constructed and full of unnecessary ambiguities. The cast includes Rike Scholle as the ex-model, who has turned to hooking to support her fashion habits; Nicole Severine as her sympathetic half-sister, an art student; and David Kampman as the young women's father, a mysterious Wall Street sort with a price on his head.
-Dave Kehr, the New York Times, August 24th, 2001
An acid commentary on the consequences of free-wheeling spending...
-Phil Hall, Mark L. Feinsod: Beyond Criticism, Film Threat, June 25th, 2001
Also on the bill is Mark L. Feinsod's A Sense of Entitlement, a superb 30-minute stimulation of the senses. The story centers on Jessica, an underachieving art student with a French boyfriend and her daddy's credit card, who lives in Manhattan with her half-sister, Caroline, a former model. After yet another night of partying, the pair get the dreaded call from Pops, who cuts off the cash flow. The duo endure bouts of existential dread; meanwhile, cryptic and enticing trouble unravels when Father comes into town with his gun-toting assistant. With a sorrowful, Modest Mouse-y soundtrack, a sharp script, and vibrant cinematography (reminiscent of Red Desert), A Sense of Entitlement establishes a privileged world that's less sunny but far more enticing than the Los Angeles beach.
-Sasha Statman-Weil, the Village Voice, August 28th, 2001
Being shown with "Cupid's Mistake," which opens today at the Den of Cin at Two Boots Video (44 Avenue A, at East Third Street, East Village), is "A Sense of Entitlement," a 28-minute short that confirms your worst suspicions about thin, rich, blond ex-models: they aren't very nice. Filming in 35 millimeter (a nice change from the indie video norm), the director, Mark L. Feinsod, stages some adept deep- focus, long-take shots that at times evoke Orson Welles. (There is a kitchen scene that could be a quote from "The Magnificent Ambersons.") But his story is awkwardly constructed and full of unnecessary ambiguities. The cast includes Rike Scholle as the ex-model, who has turned to hooking to support her fashion habits; Nicole Severine as her sympathetic half-sister, an art student; and David Kampman as the young women's father, a mysterious Wall Street sort with a price on his head.
-Dave Kehr, the New York Times, August 24th, 2001
An acid commentary on the consequences of free-wheeling spending...
-Phil Hall, Mark L. Feinsod: Beyond Criticism, Film Threat, June 25th, 2001
