American splendor
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Closed captioning.
Comedy films.
Comic books, strips, etc. -- Drama.
DVD-Video discs.
Illustrators -- United States -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Subjects
Feature films.

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Published
New York, NY : Burbank, CA : HBO Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2004], c2003.
Language
English
UPC
026359203121

Notes

General Note
Based on the comic book series American splendor by Harvey Pekar and Our cancer year by Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
General Note
Special features: audio commentary with directors and cast featurette: Sundance Channel's Anatomy of a scene; music only track: American splendor song; special My movie year 6 page comic insert that appeared in Entertainment Weekly; DVD ROM features including screen saver; Easter eggs; original theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Terry Stacey ; editor, Robert Pulcini ; music, Mark Suozzo ; costume designer, Michael Wilkinson ; production designer, Th¿se Deprez.
Participants/Performers
Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Judah Friedlander, James Urbaniak, Earl Billings, James McCaffrey, Maggie Moore, Vivienne Benesch.
Description
Pekar is a frustrated file clerk working at the local V.A. Hospital. He is also a comic book fan who befriends the young illustrator Robert Crumb and is soon inspired to create comic books based on his own life. Along his bumpy journey he meets, marries and falls in love with Joyce, an admiring comic book seller.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for language.
System Details
DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Awards
Winner 2003 Cannes Film Festival International Critics Award--Container.
Awards
Winner 2003 Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival--Container.
Awards
Cannes Film Festival, 2003: FIPRESCI Prize Un Certain Regard (Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini).

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Benesch, V., Berman, S. S., Billings, E., Brabner, J., Davis, H., DePrez, T., Friedlander, J., Giamatti, P., Hope, T., McCaffrey, J., Moore, M., Pekar, H., Pulcini, R., Stacey, T., Suozzo, M., Urbaniak, J., & Wilkinson, M. (20042003). American splendor . HBO Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Vivienne. Benesch et al.. 20042003. American Splendor. New York, NY : Burbank, CA: HBO Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Vivienne. Benesch et al.. American Splendor New York, NY : Burbank, CA: HBO Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, 20042003.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Benesch, V., Berman, S. S., Billings, E., Brabner, J., Davis, H., DePrez, T. and Friedlander, J. et al (n.d.). American splendor. New York, NY : Burbank, CA: HBO Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Benesch, Vivienne., et al. American Splendor HBO Video ; Distributed by Warner Home Video, 20042003.

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