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May 24, 2002 · It is based on "Bartleby the Scrivener," a famous story published in 1856 by Herman Melville, who not only wrote Moby Dick but labored for many empty years as a clerk in a customs house. Although the story is nearly 150 years old, it is correct to observe, as A.O. Scott does in the New York Times, that Melville anticipated Kafka--and Dilbert.
Bartleby. A manager (David Paymer) hires a strange employee (Crispin Glover) who, at first, is exceptionally efficient but then refuses to work. Rent Bartleby on Fandango at Home, Prime Video ...
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- Jonathan Parker
- PG-13
- David Paymer
Parker and his co -writer transported 'Bartleby the Scrivener' into a surreal and absurd black comedy - satire on bureaucracy and alienation in the insane and cruel modern world. Franz Kafka's name came to my mind more than once while watching the film - he would've loved that absurd, funny but dark and sad story.
Bartleby Reviews. It turns into a bone-dry comedy with enough weird touches to earn it a deserved cult status. Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 6, 2024. Glover carries the film but ...
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
User Reviews. A dry and deadpan tragicomedy of nihilism based on a novella by Herman Meville. BARTLEBY demonstrates what happens when, "I would prefer not to", becomes the answer to every action and reaction. A similar motif is also found in the more profound film, VAGABOND, by Agnes Varda.
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May 24, 2002 · While Parker and co-writer Catherine di Napoli are faithful to Melville’s plotline, they and a fully engaged supporting cast — have made the old boy's characters more quick-witted than any English Lit major would have thought possible.
