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The Broken Hearts Club
Angelo Bell 2009
Categories: Narrative Feature Film
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Rated 4.772299800142791/5 Stars
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Run time: 96 min. | USA
Love-lost couples air out their grievances to an apathetic doctor who prefers treating the criminally insane. Dr. Terrence N. Thiebold is a former All-American linebacker and now a leading criminal psychiatrist. He's a stolid and regimented gentleman but hugely successful in treating the criminally insane. With all his advanced degrees, Terrence is completed unprepared for the never-ending procession of misguided, melodramatic couples in the midst of tumultuous break-ups. Terrence's new patients, the foul-mouthed, the sexually unsatisfied, the career-obsessed, the lonely and the hopeless, drag him through an abyss of professional frustrations. The drama intensifies when Terrence is offered a job at a prestigious clinic contingent upon his successful results with his new patients. When Terrence's wife wants him to take the job his work problems follow him home, placing his marriage in jeopardy.
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About the film
Cast & Crew
director
Angelo Bell
writer
Angelo Bell
 
Cast
Alan Petruszewski
Andrew Elvis Miller
Bashir Gavriel
Brooke Josephson
Cat Fobi
Dylan Mooney
Elena Campbell-Martinez
Gwendolyn Edwards
Jason Boggs
Jeff Torres
Kikey Castillo
Mario Cortez
Maya Gilbert
Michael Monks
Nicole Dionne
Nicole Sessions
Rebecca Lisi
Sean Ross
Tank Jones
Todd Thomas
producer
Angelo Bell
Daryll Harkless
co-producer
Luan Evans
cinematographer
Gabriel Diniz
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Rated 5.0/5 Stars
jjagerson
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What an interesting contrast between the criminally insane and the obsessed couples looking for help. This will be a great flick - can't wait to check it out.
From the blog
Why Haven't You Healed Your "Broken Hearts Club" Heart?
Broken Hearts Club is finally on DVD...in multiple places. C'mon, buy it today.

It's on IndieFlix where you can buy the DVD or Stream it on your computer.

It's on CreateSpace -- the prelim to Amazon.com. You've read the reviews. I guarantee you'll love it. In fact, if you don't love it, let me know and I'll ease your pain with a free iconic deteriorating heart logo poster. Yup. I'm putting my money where my mouth is (Actually, I have about 10 posters in my garage dying to find a home)

But it's here. I've talked about this damn film for two years. I love it. It's my best writing to date. I get kudos all the time about how refreshing the writing is -- wait, here's a quote from the doods as ScreenJabber.com

“I just finished watching it… I am in awe. One of the best films I have seen this year and one of the best independent films I’ve ever seen. Your writing is absolutely fantastic. … It is truly excellent. 5/5. Well shot, rich colour, and not a hokey performance in sight. Outstanding.”
~ Review by Adam Stephen Kelly (ScreenJabber.com)








I'm still trying to figure out why you're still reading and why you haven't clicked over to CreateSpace to buy the DVD. How about if I promise you that you'll love this film? How about if I swear? What if I tell you that everyone who's ever seen it enjoyed it -- even the haters who wish I would crawl under a rock and die because I'm a decent writer (read: a better writer than they are). No I'm kidding (but not really). Still not convinced?

Here's the extended trailer...








Still here? Okay, wait. I get it. You're one of those impatient types. You want it now! I understand completely. That's why you can watch it online right now on IndieFlix ( http://www.indieflix.com/film/the-broken-hearts-club-30432/ ). I'm serious! For like $4.99 You can watch it for 30 days. Hell you can have a Broken Hearts Club Party and invite your friends over. In fact, if you do have a Broken Hearts Club Party, send me a photo of your screening posse and I'll send you a free iconic deteriorating heart poster!



[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="293" caption="Deteriorating Heart Poster"]Deteriorating Heart Poster

Now, your poster won't come framed and all that but, but I'll send it neatly folded and signed.

Scarlett Loves Broken Hearts Club

Oh, by the way, Scarlett Johannson loves The Broken Hearts Club. Who doesn't want to like what Scarlett Johannson likes? She's got great taste!

So let's regroup...You've been to this page more than a couple of times, you may have even posted a comment or two. Heck, you might have even tried to spam me, I dunno...but you've read me blab and blab and blab about Broken Hearts Club over and over again. Aren't you just the least bit curious about the film? Here's another quote:
“Angelo Bell is a genius. His feature film, The Broken Hearts Club, is populated with so many amazing characters that are fully formed, exciting to watch, and who tell such rich stories that I was in awe of his ability to write such depth into so many characters. Bell utilizes his gift for creating characters to paint a broad, vibrant, and deep palette of humanity and being through a large cast of characters."
That quote is from Reid Gershbein of the Royal Baronian Theater in San Francisco. He's a Twitter friend and a new age filmmaker. His films "Here, My Explosion..." and "The Dabbler" have been watched by 37,000 people online. So he must know what he's talking about, dontcha think?

Wait a sec. Validation. That's what's missing here. Validation! How can you take my word for it when I'm the one trying to sell the DVD, right? Well smarty-pants, did you know that Broken Hearts Club aired as a six-part series on AMGTV? I betcha didn't know that, huh? Wait... you didn't know that? How could you not know that when I've been blabbing about if since October?? Anyway, Broken Hearts Club aired on AMGTV for six weeks. Then, AMGTV liked it so much they aired it again. And guess what. January 26th they are airing it again. Now why would they show it again and again if it sucked or something?

And this year Broken Hearts Club (by Angelo Bell, not the 2000 flick about the gay guys--not that there's anything wrong with that) rolls out to several other networks too. Networks like MyRetroTV (www.myretrotv.com) and ZillionTV (ZillionTV.com) and then it goes waaaaaaaaaay overseas to Africa to the African Broadcast Network (www.abnafrica.tv/) and then to the mother of all American-owned European television stations, Global Broadcasting Company where it will screen for Western and Eastern Europe including Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Alto Adige province of Italy, Lichtentstein, Luxembourg, Denmark, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, and Montenegro.

Broken Hearts Club has already screened at festivals in Canada, the United Kingdom and Celle Ligure, Italy. Now you can see it in your own home -- as many times as you like.

Okay, one more review and then I'm done:
"Funny, sweet and clever! I loved your movie and think it’s perfect for a series with a cult following!"
~Ell, Writer Wilful Damage Blog (Australia)
Not many films are worthy of a cult following so I am grateful for these very kind words. But this ends my pitch. It's time for me to focus on the next project, Resurrection of Serious .... wait, what's that? You're ready to buy the DVD? Awesome. You won't be disappointed. I promise. I've provided links below, just go ahead and click and make both of our days :-)

love ya. mean it.
Click the links below to BUY Broken Hearts Club