American Splendor overview
Overall Rating
Total Ratings: 1
Synopsis:
The documentary directing team of Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman makes their narrative feature debut with the biographical comedy drama American Splendor. Harvey Pekar (Paul Giamatti) is a comic book writer inspired by the work of his friend Robert Crumb (James Urbaniak). Pekar writes his comics about the sad monotony of everyday life, based on his own life in Cleveland, OH, working as a file clerk at a veteran's hospital and spending his time reading books and listening to jazz. He meets up with Joyce Brabner (Hope Davis) and they enjoy a depressive relationship together.
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Movie Details:
- Director: Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman
- Studio: Good Machine, HBO Independent Productions
- Year: 2003
- Run Time: 100 minutes
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- MPAA Rating: R (for language)
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Comedy Drama
- Filmed in: Animation & Live Action Mixed, Color
