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Bartleby is a 2001 American comedy-drama film adaptation of Herman Melville 's short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener". The film was directed by Jonathan Parker, and stars Crispin Glover as Bartleby, and David Paymer as his boss. The film diverges from Melville's story, setting it in a modern office and adding sitcom-style humor, but maintaining ...
- Seth Asarnow, Jonathan Parker
- Debbie Brubaker, Catherine DiNapoli
Mar 10, 2001 · Bartleby: Directed by Jonathan Parker. With David Paymer, Crispin Glover, Glenne Headly, Maury Chaykin. A clueless boss has no idea what to do with his mundane office worker whose refusal of duties only gets worse each passing minute.
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- Comedy, Drama, Mystery
- Jonathan Parker
- 2001-03-10
Bartleby, a young audit clerk, is defeated by the pressures of modern life; he gradually opts out of all forms of social engagement and withdraws into his own world. Cast. Paul Scofield - The Accountant; John McEnery - Bartleby; Thorley Walters - The Colleague; Colin Jeavons - Tucker; Raymond Mason - Landlord; Charles Kinross - Tenant
- Anthony Friedman
- Rodney Carr-Smith, Anthony Friedman
- Rodney Carr-Smith
- "Bartleby, the Scrivener; A Story of Wall-street" by Herman Melville
May 24, 2002 · A film about a man who prefers not to work in a vast office of employees who prefer not to work, based on the classic story by Herman Melville. Ebert praises the film's simplicity and its critique of the meaningless of office life, but criticizes its length and some of its characters.
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2001 · 1 hr 24 min. PG-13. Drama · Comedy · Mystery. A complacent boss is flummoxed by a cryptic office worker whose refusal of duties is accompanied by the phrase, “I would prefer not to.” Starring: David Paymer Crispin Glover Glenne Headly. Directed by: Jonathan Parker.
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