Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Year
1993
Running time
123 min.
Country
United States
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Synopsis
Frank, a retired Irish seaman, and Walter, a retired Cuban barber, are two lonely old men trapped in the emptiness of their own lives. When they meet in a park Frank is able to start a conversation after several attempts. They begin to spend time together and become friends. But because of their different characters they often quarrel with each other and finally seperate after Frank misbehaves to Walter's friend Elaine.
Critics' reviews
- "Offers little in the way of narrative drive or plot conflict, and what does happen is far from surprising"
- "Randa Haines' sappy, rather dull melodrama about the friendship between two eccentric old men is mostly a showcase for its stars, Robert Duvall and Richard Harris."
- "Instead of simply assuming that the old have interesting lives, the film never stops congratulating itself for being daring enough to focus on them."
- "It's another right of passage movie that pinballs off of clichs as though that is a way to achieve meaning."
- "A film of two superlative performances from Richard Harris and Robert Duvall, who play an odd couple drawn together by their common loneliness as they become friends in the winter of their lives"
- "There aren't really any surprises, but it's a delight to see a movie which idles away without anything more pressing on its mind than people."
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