Howard in Particular (1979)
- Directed by
- Atom Egoyan
- Genre
- drama, comedy
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 14 min
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
An elderly man goes to his own retirement party, where the only event is a six-minute video tape of a conversation in an empty room. He sits through it with discomfort and a sense of resignation.
melancholicdryunderstatedreflectivelonelyawkwardlow-keywhimsicalbittersweet
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