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Oct 1, 1993 · Short Cuts is a 1993 film based on stories by Raymond Carver, depicting the intersecting lives of Los Angeles residents. The film features a star-studded cast, a jazz soundtrack, and a nomination for Best Picture at the Oscars.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Robert Altman
- 1993-10-01
Short Cuts is a 1993 American comedy-drama film, directed by Robert Altman. Filmed from a screenplay by Altman and Frank Barhydt, it is inspired by nine short stories and a poem by Raymond Carver. The film has a Los Angeles setting, which is substituted for the Pacific Northwest backdrop of Carver's stories.
- $12 million
- October 3, 1993
- Cary Brokaw
- Mark Isham
Waitress Doreen Piggot (Lily Tomlin) accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child lapses into a coma. While at the hospital, the boy's grandfather (Jack Lemmon ...
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- Robert Altman
- R
- Andie Macdowell
Oct 22, 1993 · A film review of Robert Altman's "Short Cuts", based on short stories by Raymond Carver, that depicts the uneasiness and messiness of people's lives in Los Angeles. The reviewer praises the film's ability to capture the accidental nature of life, the coincidence of events, and the nobility of the characters, who face challenges and dilemmas with humor and hope.
Synopsis. The film opens as a fleet of helicopters sprays for medflies, revealing all the characters along the path of their flight. Dr. Ralph Wyman and his wife, Marian, meet another couple, Stuart and Claire Kane, at Zoe Trainer's cello concert and make a spontaneous Sunday dinner date.
Short Cuts. The work of two great American artists merges in Short Cuts, a kaleidoscopic adaptation of the stories of renowned author Raymond Carver by maverick director Robert Altman. Epic in scale yet meticulously observed, the film interweaves the stories of twenty-two characters as they struggle to find solace and meaning in contemporary ...
- Ann Finnigan
