The Station Agent (2003)

Loneliness is much better when you have got someone to share it with.

When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.

Directed by: Tom McCarthy

Written by: Tom McCarthy

Music by: Stephen Trask

Starring: Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Michelle Williams, Raven Goodwin, Paul Benjamin, Jase Blankfort, Paula Garcés, Josh Pais, Richard Kind

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Released: 2003-12-05

Runtime: 88 minutes

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The Station Agent (2003): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• According to writer-director Tom McCarthy's commentary on the DVD release, the film was shot on a shoestring budget in a limited amount of time.
• The Station Agent was shot on 16 mm film in 20 days with a budget of half a million dollars.
• The Newfoundland station, originally built by the New Jersey Midland Railway in 1872, is located in Newfoundland, New Jersey, on the active New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway.
• The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival and the San Sebastián Film Festival before going into limited release in the US on October 3, 2003.

Source: Wikipedia

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