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Crumb

1995 · 121 min

A candid, unsettling portrait that mixes dark humor with deep melancholy, offering an intimate and sometimes uncomfortable look at artistic obsession and family dysfunction.

Directed by
Terry Zwigoff
Genres
Documentary
Tagline
Weird sex · Obsession · Comic books
Overview
This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground comix. Through interviews with his mother, two brothers, wife, ex-wife and ex-girlfriends, as well as selections from his vast quantity of graphic art, we are treated to a darkly comic ride through one man's subconscious mind.

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Directed by
Terry Zwigoff
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • obsession
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour5
Realism9
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Terry Zwigoff
Written by
Terry Zwigoff
Starring
Robert Crumb, Aline Kominsky, Charles Crumb, Maxon Crumb, Robert Hughes, Martin Müller, Spain Rodriguez, Don Donahue
Cinematography
Maryse Alberti
Runtime
121 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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