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The Horse's Mouth

1958 · 95 min

A wry, rambling character study that charms through sheer eccentricity, following an incorrigible rogue whose creative compulsion is both funny and quietly sad.

Directed by
Ronald Neame
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Renée Houston
Tagline
Smart Alec ... Sheer madness and all Guinness! The man's a genius ...
Overview
Gulley Jimson is a boorish aging artist recently released from prison. A swindler in search of his next art project, he hunkers down in the penthouse of would-be patrons the Beeders while they go on an extended vacation; he paints a mural on their wall, pawns their valuables and, along with the sculptor Abel, inadvertently smashes a large hole in their floor. Jimson's next project is an even larger wall in an abandoned church.

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Free in the UK
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Directed by
Ronald Neame
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Renée Houston
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • freedom
  • class
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Ronald Neame
Written by
Alec Guinness
Starring
Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Renée Houston, Mike Morgan, Robert Coote, Michael Gough, Veronica Turleigh, Reginald Beckwith
Music
Kenneth V. Jones
Cinematography
Arthur Ibbetson
Runtime
95 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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