Henry Fool (1997)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.1/10   

Director:

Hal Hartley

Escritores:

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

19 junio 1998 (USA)

Género:

Comedia | Drama

Plot:

Socially inept garbage man Simon is befriended by Henry Fool, a witty roguish, but talent-less novelist...

Plot Keywords:

Fame | Poetry | Alcohol | Independent Film | Character Name In Title

Premios:

1 win & 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Imperfect (of course) but extremely worthy

Reparto

Thomas Jay Ryan	...	Henry Fool
James Urbaniak	...	Simon Grim
Parker Posey	...	Fay Grim
Maria Porter	...	Mary
James Saito	...	Mr. Deng
Kevin Corrigan	...	Warren
Liam Aiken	...	Ned
Miho Nikaido	...	Gnoc Deng
Gene Ruffini	...	Officer Buñuel
Nicholas Hope	...	Father Hawkes
Diana Ruppe	...	Amy
Veanne Cox	...	Laura
Jan Leslie Harding	...	Vicky
Chaylee Worrall	...	Pearl (age 7)
Christy Carlson Romano	...	Pearl - Age 14 (as Christy Romano)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, violence and language.

Duración:

137 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.66 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KT | France:U | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Locaciones de Filmación:

Elmhurst Hospital, Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

Shooting Gallery

Citas:

Henry Fool: Opportunity will move out of the way to let a man pass it by.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Lonesome Jim (2005)

Imperfect (of course) but extremely worthy

I rented and watched "Henry Fool" last night and spent much of this evening tracking down reviews of this extraordinary film. I'm surprised that none of them invoked Dickens, or at least John Irving.

There's a constancy in Hartley films: beautiful photography, disciplined design, and (usually) extraordinarily attractive actors who mouth almost excruciatingly gassy dialogue in a deadpan style that seems to serve as ballast. "Henry Fool" is no different. But this film delves so deeply and sympathetically into the Big Issues -- love, obligation, and most of all ART -- that it delivers a wallop that reminds me of how I felt at the end of Irving's "Owen Meany". And I mean that as a high compliment.

"Henry Fool" is imperfect, at moments even ridiculous, but you just might be changed by it. Not bad for a movie.