Hal

Documentary

2019, Movie, 1h 30min

Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There. But as contemporaries Coppola, Scorsese and Spielberg rose to blockbuster stardom in the 1980s, Ashby's uncompromising nature played out as a cautionary tale of art versus commerce.

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7.2

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7.5

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Critic Nell Minow

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The documentary is exceptionally well paced and structured, and has insightful interviews with Jewison, Cat Stevens, Beau and Jeff Bridges, and others who worked with Ashby and with today’s filmmakers who were inspired by him...

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Critic Brian Petersen

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Beundringen for det nok største syrehoved i New Hollywood-generationen er absolut forståelig...

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Hal Ashby's singular genius made him one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of the 1970s, with movies like Harold and Maude, Shampoo, and Being There that captured America's changing mood. But as his contemporaries rose to blockbuster success, Ashby's unyielding vision clashed with an industry eager for box office hits. Amy Scott's documentary explores Ashby's brilliant but troubled life, his ability to capture humanity, and his fraught relationship with Hollywood.

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You can stream Hal on: Rakuten TV

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