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“Ironweed,” directed by Brazilian Hector Babenco, whose familiarity with the human sewers of Sao Paolo and Rio de Janiero made “Pixote” one of the best films of 1981, is a movie of moods, locales and voices.
58% Tomatometer 24 Reviews 59% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings In Depression-era Albany, N.Y., erstwhile baseball star Francis Phelan (Jack Nicholson) has become an alcoholic vagabond after guilt...
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Ironweed makes the sadness seem isolated and dangerous and unreal; it only exists where the bums live, it doesn't reach into the lives of good families. Full Review | Nov 8, 2016
Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep portray a pair of down and out derelicts caught in the throes of the Great Depression in Albany, New York. The year is 1938, with church missions and soup kitchens the norm for those without work and no other means of support. What comes across most disturbing perhaps is the day to day existence of a guy like ...
The film received mixed reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 58% based on reviews from 24 critics. At the time of its release, it garnered enthusiasm because of the presence of stars Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep.
Sep 10, 2012 · As Francis Phelan, one-time family man and baseball contender reduced by guilt to Depression-era drifter, the star drives for the marrow, for the spiritual dimension beyond the stubble and ...
2 h 23 m. Summary An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his home town of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades. Drama. Directed By: Hector Babenco. Written By: William Kennedy. Ironweed. Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews. 56. User Score Available after 4 ratings. tbd. My Score.
