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09/06/1995 Comedy, Drama 1h 52m
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The most precious things are lighter than air.

Overview

Writer Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger Rashid Cole saves his life, and soon middle-aged Paul tells homeless Rashid that he wouldn't mind a short-term housemate. Still grieving over his wife's murder, Paul is moved by both Rashid's quest to reconnect with his father and Auggie's discovery that a woman who might be his daughter is about to give birth.

  1. Wayne Wang

    Director

  2. Paul Auster

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Harvey Keitel

    Augustus 'Auggie' Wren

  2. William Hurt

    Paul Benjamin

  3. Stockard Channing

    Ruby McNutt

  4. Harold Perrineau

    Thomas 'Rashid' Cole

  5. Forest Whitaker

    Cyrus Cole

  6. Giancarlo Esposito

    1st OTB Man / Tommy

  7. José Zúñiga

    2nd OTB Man / Jerry

  8. Stephen Gevedon

    OTB Man #3 / Dennis

  9. Jared Harris

    Jimmy Rose

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Reviews

A review by Filipe Manuel Neto
Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on 2023-06-18
**A set of stories, more than a story made up of stories.**

This film reminded me, in a certain way, of a polite version of “Clerks”, an unorthodox comedy where everything revolves around a convenience store, a video club and two employees from those same stores. Here, everything revolves around Auggie Wren's tobacconist, who takes a picture of the shop every day, at the same time. In one of them, by chance, the deceased wife of one of the store's customers appears who, after being saved from being run over by a boy, decides to help him.

The film is discreet, does not have great cine...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$7,000,000.00

Revenue
$8,349,430.00

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