Reuben, Reuben (1983)
- Directed by
- Robert Ellis Miller
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 25 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A fading poet and womanizer drifts through small-town America, drinking heavily and charming locals. His self-destructive behavior strains his relationships and threatens his last chance at stability. The story follows his messy struggles with art, romance, and alcoholism.
wrybittersweetwittyunderstateddownbeatdryly humorousintrospectivemelancholic
What happens
Reuben, Reuben is a 1983 comedy-drama film directed by Robert Ellis Miller and starring Tom Conti, Kelly McGillis (in her film debut), Roberts Blossom, Cynthia Harris, and Joel Fabiani. The film was adapted by Julius J. Epstein from the 1967 play Spofford by Herman Shumlin, which in turn was adapted from the 1964 novel Reuben, Reuben by Peter De Vries. The main character in DeVries's novel was based largely on the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, who was a compulsive womanizer and lifelong alcoholic, finally succumbing to the effects of alcohol poisoning in November 1953, while on a speaking tour in America. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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