Synopsis: Small Apartments' Franklin Franklin is a fully realized and sympathetic protagonist in the vein of Ignatius Reilly (A Confederacy of Dunces), a simple man who yearns for “a land of pastoral serenity” devoid of the irritants of contemporary urban life. An off-beat tale, Small Apartments is accented along the way by murder, strange fingernail collections, and the occasional blast from a treasured alphorn. [Synopsis courtesy of SXSW]
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions has acquired rights for North America and most international territories to the Jonas Åkerlund-directed “Small Apartments,” which happens to feature an appearance by newly popular funnygirl Rebel Wilson (“Pitch Perfect,” “Bride...
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