Klepto is a 2003 straight-to-DVD independent thriller film starring Meredith Bishop and Jsu Garcia.[2] It is the debut film of director Thomas Trail and premiered at the 2003 CineVegas Film Festival.[1]

Klepto
Klepto DVD cover
Directed byThomas Trail
Written byThomas Trail
Ethan Gross[1]
StarringMeredith Bishop
Jsu Garcia
Leigh Taylor-Young
Henry Czerny
Kansas Bowling
Distributed byMagnolia Pictures[2]
Release dates
  • March 5, 2003 (2003-03-05) (Cinequest Film Festival)
  • April 18, 2006 (2006-04-18) (United States)
Running time
82 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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In Los Angeles, Emily Brown is a kleptomaniac who is addicted to pills and misses her jailed father, and is undergoing therapy trying to resolve her compulsion. She has a police record for shoplifting, and her mother Teresa is a compulsive shopper whose spending has ruined her financially. The security guard Nick, of Bernstein's department store, sees Emily through a camera and becomes fascinated with her. She resists his advances, which are tinged with blackmail, but her mother approves. When Nick, a couch-surfing divorcee, gets in trouble dealing ecstasy, he presses Emily to help him rob Bernstein's.[2] She resents being coerced into a carefully planned crime and finds a way of both thwarting his plans and bailing-out her mother.

Reviews

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Dennis Harvey, of Variety called Klepto an "engaging serio-comedy" and "nifty little character study-cum-caper"[1] picture.

Preston Jones, of DVD Talk praised "a pair of winning performances" in a screenplay which "draws you in close for a subtly surprising finale".[2]

Home media

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A Region-free PAL 4:3 (original was anamorphic 1.78:1) DVD was published in Australia by Flashback Entertainment.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Harvey, Dennis (18 March 2003). "Klepto". Variety. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Jones, Preston (24 April 2006). "Klepto". DVD Talk. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ Null, Christopher (26 May 2006). "Klepto (2003)". Filmcritic.com. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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