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Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

1993 · 123 min

A gentle, bittersweet character study of lonely old age, with warm performances and a melancholic undertow.

Directed by
Randa Haines
Genres
Drama
Tagline
...and other lies your friends let you get away with.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Randa Haines
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • loneliness
  • friendship
  • aging
  • isolation
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Randa Haines
Written by
Steven Conrad
Starring
Robert Duvall, Richard Harris, Shirley MacLaine, Sandra Bullock, Marty Belafsky, Piper Laurie, Micole Mercurio, Adam Arkin
Music
Michael Convertino
Cinematography
Lajos Koltai
Runtime
123 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Georgian

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