CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW)- The 38th Annual Virginia Film Festival ended Sunday evening at the Paramount Theater with a screening of the final film, “Rental Family.”
The film stars Brendan Fraser, coming off his Oscar-winning turn in “The Whale,” as struggling American actor Phillip Vandarploeug, as he tries (in vain) to keep it professional while working for a rental family agency in the city of Tokyo.
“Rental Family” is the second feature film by director Hikari, who was in attendance to accept the festival’s Breakthrough Director Award and answer questions about the movie following the screening. It is set for a Nov. 21 theatrical release in the United States when it wraps up its time on the festival circuit…