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The Paper Chase: Directed by James Bridges. With Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman, Graham Beckel. A first-year law student at Harvard Law School struggles with balancing his coursework and a woman, unaware that she has a connection that affects their relationship.
Always impersonal, he's like an intellectual robot. And half the fun of the film is listening to John Houseman's monologues, as he "fills the room with (Kingsfield's) intelligence". The film's color cinematography is fine; camera "takes" are very long. The film's visuals do look dated.
Release. April 15, 1983. ( 1983-04-15) –. August 9, 1986. ( 1986-08-09) The Paper Chase is a 1978 American drama television series based on the 1971 novel of the same name by John Jay Osborn Jr., and a 1973 film adaptation. It follows the lives of law student James T. Hart and his classmates at an unnamed law school, modeled on Harvard Law ...
Sep 19, 2016 · Movie Review: ‘The Paper Chase’ (1973) When I was still an assistant professor – with an emphasis on teaching – I loved movies about college professors. So, naturally, one comes to the movie that I am about to review. ’The Paper Chase’ is not only a movie about a first-year law student at Harvard, but also very much about teaching.
The Paper Chase was a high point in the careers of many of its promising stars, including Lindsay Wagner and James Naughton. For lead Timothy Bottoms, the film was a well-chosen follow-up to his breakthrough, 1971's The Last Picture Show; his subsequent parts never tapped his talents as these two films did.
Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat. This drama is based on a popular 1971 novel by John Jay Osborn Jr. written when he was a Harvard Law School student. The movie, directed by James Bridges, is well acted and will resonate with anyone who has ever pondered the value of learning or wrestled with the difficulties in a love relationship.
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