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Essay / Research Paper Abstract
A 5 page paper comparing one of Raymond
Carver's stories to its counterpart in Robert Altman's film of the same name. The film has
been hailed as an example of creative genius, but it appears to be little more than a
big-screen version of daytime TV. The story discussed is Carver's 'Jerry and Betty and
Sam,' in which (book) Al becomes (film) Gene. Both react to crises in their lives by
having affairs, alienating their families and generally spending far too much energy in their
own self-absorption. The paper acknowledges critical acclaim but reserves praise.
Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Page Count:
5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSshortCuts.rtf
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been a clich? seemingly for generations now, but its use - or at least an adaptation of it - is appropriate here. Somebody, somewhere, has been imitating soap operas.
The only missing factor is that the imitator forgot to throw in the amnesia. Carvers 1993 book, Short Cuts, is a collection
of stories set in the Pacific Northwest. The stories constitute a series of vignettes centered on the working class, members of which have visits from "Life" in a variety
of ways. Carvers approach to the vignettes and the characters is to demonstrate the resilience with which "common people" deal with sudden and unexpected events in their lives.
Robert Altman felt the need to take this celebration of everyday life, move it to Los Angeles, sprinkle it with "beautiful people" thereby taking
the focus off working people and proceed to attempt to intertwine 22 significant characters into some common theme apparently intended to comment on modern, rushed and unpredictable life.
Altmans Approach "After a series of commercial and critical disasters, culminating in the frigid reception of the
highly stylized, live-action staging of the cartoon characters of POPEYE (1980), director Robert Altman was banished from Hollywood filmmaking for more than a decade. He was, in industry vernacular, box-office
poison" (Anonymous, 1995; p. PG). "Short Cuts" has been hailed as being an example of creative genius at work (Anonymous, 1995), and it even won an Academy Award for
Best Supporting Actress. These comments of a film guide publication combined with the honor of receiving a prestigious award based on the opinions of those active in the industry
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