The Mysteries of Pittsburgh is a coming-of-age story set in the faded glory of early 1980 s era Pittsburgh, based on the novel of the same name by Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabon. The story opens with Art Bechstein (Jon Foster) floundering in his new-found post-college freedom, opting to take the job with the least amount of responsibility he can find (at the appropriately titled Book Barn), while sleep walking through the Series Seven prep courses that will speed him into a job chosen for him by his father (Nick Nolte), far away from the security of his childhood Pittsburgh. Art s fortunes begin to change when a chance encounter with freshman roommate and part-time drug dealer Mohammed (Omid Abtahi) lands him at a swanky summer party where he falls for the beautifully tipsy Jane Bellweather (Sienna Miller). The two quickly connect over a late-night plate of pie, but Jane s on-again off-again boyfriend Cleveland (Peter Sarsgaard) has other plans for the pair. Taking Art ho
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Posted: 3/25/2009
