Criterion Collection

In one of his most finely tuned performances, Peter Sellers plays the pure-hearted, childlike Chance, a gardener who is forced into the wilds of Washington, D.C., when his wealthy guardian dies. Shocked to discover that the real world doesnt respond to the click of a remote, Chance stumbles into celebrity after being taken under the wing of a tycoon (Melvyn Douglas, in an Oscar-winning performance), who mistakes his protégés horticultural mumblings for sagacious pronouncements on life and politics, and whose wife (Shirley MacLaine) targets Chance as the object of her desire. Adapted from a novel by Jerzy Kosinski, this satire, both deeply melancholy and hilarious, is the culmination of Hal Ashbys remarkable string of films in the 1970s, and a carefully modulated examination of the ideals, anxieties, and media-fueled delusions that shaped American culture during that decade.

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After the death of his employer forces him out of the only home hes ever known, a simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful tycoon and an insider in Washington politics.

Directed by Hal Ashby, Being There stars Peter Sellers as Chance, a sheltered gardener whose simple remarks are mistaken for political and economic wisdom. Based on Jerzy Kosińskis book Being There, the film follows Chance as he becomes involved with Washington society, media attention and powerful political circles. Shirley MacLaine and Melvyn Douglas co-star, with Douglas winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.Detta är en importfilm. De har oftast inte svensk text
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Version: : Blu-Ray (import)

Sprak : English

EAN : 5051892001182

Label : Criterion Collection

Distributor : Criterion Collection

Inspelningsar : 1979

Regissor : Ha