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Writers (WGA):
Daniel Clowes (screenplay)
Daniel Clowes (comic story)
Release Date:
10 November 2006 (Poland) more
Tagline:
Who said anything about talent?
Plot:
Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him. full summary | full synopsis
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User Comments:
Great film- fun, exciting, fascinating, and keeps you pleasantly off balance more (118 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Max Minghella | ... | Jerome | |
| Sophia Myles | ... | Audrey | |
| John Malkovich | ... | Professor Sandiford | |
| Jim Broadbent | ... | Jimmy | |
| Matt Keeslar | ... | Jonah | |
| Ethan Suplee | ... | Vince | |
| Joel Moore | ... | Bardo (as Joel David Moore) | |
| Nick Swardson | ... | Matthew | |
| Anjelica Huston | ... | Art History Teacher | |
| Adam Scott | ... | Marvin Bushmiller | |
| Jack Ong | ... | Professor Okamura | |
| Scoot McNairy | ... | Army-Jacket | |
| Jeremy Guskin | ... | Eno | |
| Monika Ramnath | ... | Flower | |
| Isaac Laskin | ... | Kiss-Ass |
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MPAA:
Rated R for language including sexual references, nudity and a scene of violence.
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Runtime:
USA:102 min | 102 min (Sundance Film Festival) | Argentina:102 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:14A (Ontario) | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:16 | USA:R (certificate #41649) | Australia:MA | Germany:12 | New Zealand:R16 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Communications Center, Los Angeles City College - 855 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Trivia:
The art college in the movie is based on the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. According the published screenplay, the minimalist paintings Jonah brings to class were painted by author Daniel Clowes when he was a student at the Pratt Institute. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: When Jerome is the bartender at the party, he twists the top off of the beer and gives it to Jonah. Hoegaarden does not come in twist off bottles. more
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References "The Munsters" (1964) more
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What Do You Think About more
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First off, let me just say how much I love Max Minghella. I saw Bee Season at a film festival a while back and straight off knew he was going to do fantastic things with his career. So far he's proved me right.
I have been anticipating Art School Confidential for a long time. I found out about it through the IMDb, and as a big fan of Zwigoff's previous work, I was really looking forward to seeing what he was going to do with the fabulous cast he had assembled (Malkovich, Huston, Buscemi, etc). The movie did not disappoint.
The beginning of the film is about what I expected- cute, off-beat story about a talented geek who goes to art school and pursues the girl of his dreams. And then it got dark. And then it got very dark. And then it got extremely dark. I soon realized I had no idea where it was going to take me next, and that excited me. The 'mystery' aspect of the movie is brilliantly done as well- it keeps you just well informed enough that you have about a 50/50 chance of figuring it out preemptively, and you'll always realize what's going on just when you need to.
I have read reviews that called Art School Confidential misanthropic, among other things. I disagree. It has misanthropic aspects, misanthropic characters, but overall I found that it ended on an expressly positive note. I absolutely loved the ending. Five minutes before it ended, I wasn't sure how it was going to end, and that, in my opinion, is the best way to do it. Zwigoff's direction is also very impressive. There's a distinct difference in the atmosphere throughout- it starts out looking and feeling sunnier and lighter, and as Minghella's character becomes darker, so does the look of the movie. Just one of those little things that adds to the overall experience.
Art School Confidential thoroughly covers ground that Ghost World touched on briefly- namely, the line between art and BS. It is clearly a subject on which Terry Zwigoff has a lot to say, and he says it very eloquently. The cast is great, the music is great, the direction is great. Go see it. And let me say again... I love Max Minghella. Here's hoping he doesn't turn to stupid teen flicks to pay the bills.