2011
1 h 34 m

2011
1 h 34 m

Summary The movie begins on the last day of Naomi Holbroke’s marriage. After 9,125 consecutive burned dinners, each one of which results in a quarrel with her husband, she admits her failure as housewife to a high-ranking British government official and sets off to reclaim the acting career she gave up “for him” twenty-five years ago. (Process T...

Comedy

Directed By: Michael Bergmann

2011
1 h 34 m

2011
1 h 34 m

Tied to a Chair

Name: Tied to a Chair
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2011-05-27
Duration: 1 min 34 s
Rating: 3
Cast: Bonnie Loren, Mario Van Peebles, Robert Gossett, Sayed Badreya, Jeanne Bournaud

Metascore Overwhelming Dislike

User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 14 User Ratings

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Directed By: Michael Bergmann

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Boxoffice Magazine

May 28, 2011

All of this is silly, none of it is funny and it's not long before the whole film stops making sense altogether.

By Tim Cogshell FULL REVIEW

New York Post

May 27, 2011

A chaotic mess.

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Village Voice

May 24, 2011

Loren's performance is as tonally off as the rest of Bergmann's jokey lark, which strings together characters and twists with amateurishly chaotic abandon.

By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

May 27, 2011

Insulting several nationalities and most of the filmgoing public, Tied to a Chair lurches through acting atrocities, continuity glitches and narrative gaps with grating insouciance.

By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Burgeon and Flourish

Release Date May 27, 2011

Duration 1 h 34 m

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Comedy

Tagline Tuesday she ruined the meatloaf. Wednesday she stole the taxi. Thursday she upset the terrorists. Today's Friday.

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Awards

New York International Independent Film & Video Festival

• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, US

• 1 Nomination

Tied to a Chair

Top Cast

Bonnie Loren

Naomi Holbroke

Mario Van Peebles

Billy Rust

Robert Gossett

Det. Peter Farrell

Sayed Badreya

Kamal

Jeanne Bournaud

Kim Cristo

Loretta DeMarco

Daniel Farag

Hassan

Richard Franklin

Henry Holbroke

Francois Leroux

Gilles

Ali Marsh

Liz

Alfredo Narciso

Suleiman

Al Nazemian

Farukh

Sinead O'Keeffe

Lydia Matthews

Garry Pastore

Eddie Foss

James Rana

Zayan

Joselin Reyes

Detective Rosalie Aragon

Nicolas Roussiau

Pietro

Herbert Rubens

Mordecai

Pamela Shaw

Ariana Farelli

Tom Stratford

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