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Streamers
(1983)
  
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Director:
Robert Altman |
COUNTRY
USA |
GENRE
Drama |
NORWEGIAN TITLE
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RUNNING
TIME
118
minutes |
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Producer:
Robert Altman
Nick J. Mileti |
Screenwriter
(based on his play):
David Rabe |
Review
With a
film perhaps
even more theatrical than 12 Angry
Men, Robert Altman proves that he
isn't afraid of letting go of certain filmatic expectations and effects
in order to enhance others. Streamers cannot elude coming off as
confined and at times overly staged, but in its best parts it offers human drama more powerful than you'll see in a long time. Altman
juxtaposes contemporary social conflicts against the prospects of the
Vietnam war, and David Rabe's play picks out a few highly potent issues.
Most of all though, the film is a document of great and powerful acting
from the lead quartet. Matthew Modine is the star, but Michael Wright
and Mitchell Lichtenstein are the scene-stealers. Rabe's dialogue is
particularly good.
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