American Splendor
Pekar is a frustrated file clerk working at the local V.A. Hospital. He is also a comic book fan who befriends the young illustrator Robert Crumb and is soon inspired to create comic books based on his own life. Along his bumpy journey he meets, marries and falls in love with Joyce, an admiring comi...
| Corporate Author: | HBO Films., Fine Line Features., Good Machine (Firm), HBO Video (Firm), Warner Home Video (Firm) |
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| Other Authors: | Hope, Ted., Pulcini, Robert., Berman, Shari Springer., Giamatti, Paul., Davis, Hope, 1967-, Friedlander, Judah., Urbaniak, James, 1963-, Billings, Earl., McCaffrey, James, 1960-, Moore, Maggie., Benesch, Vivienne., Stacey, Terry., Suozzo, Mark., Wilkinson, Michael 1970-, DePrez, Thérèse., Pekar, Harvey., Brabner, Joyce. |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY : Burbank, CA :
HBO Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video,
[2004], c2003.
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Pekar is a frustrated file clerk working at the local V.A. Hospital. He is also a comic book fan who befriends the young illustrator Robert Crumb and is soon inspired to create comic books based on his own life. Along his bumpy journey he meets, marries and falls in love with Joyce, an admiring comic book seller. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. Based on the comic book series "American splendor" by Harvey Pekar and "Our cancer year" by Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner. Special features: audio commentary with directors and cast featurette: Sundance Channel's "Anatomy of a scene"; music only track: "American splendor song"; special "My movie year" 6 page comic insert that appeared in "Entertainment Weekly"; DVD ROM features including screen saver; Easter eggs; original theatrical trailer. |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Audience: |
MPAA rating: R; for language. |
| Awards: |
Cannes Film Festival, 2003: FIPRESCI Prize Un Certain Regard (Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini). |
| Production Credits: |
Director of photography, Terry Stacey ; editor, Robert Pulcini ; music, Mark Suozzo ; costume designer, Michael Wilkinson ; production designer, Thérèse Deprez. |
| ISBN: |
0783123876 |