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Robert Sandrich, a fledgling screenwriter who has been living on the fringes, writing spec script after spec script to no avail. His life changes when he is offered a million dollars for his latest and most personal work--"The Dying Gaul," the raw, autobiographical story of the death of his lover. But there's a catch--the studio thinks the project will be more commercially viable if Robert... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Drama and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 45 min. |
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| Release Date: |
November 4th, 2005 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for sexual content and language. |
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| Distributors: |
Strand Releasing
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$342,297 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B-
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Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"...another fearsome performance from Peter Sarsgaard..." more...
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B- |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"There is some ambiguity about why a final event takes place, and that's all right, but the way in which the movie reveals it is, I think, singularly ineffective." more...
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B- |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Phillips
"Sarsgaard is touching and fully engaged..." more...
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B |
E! Online,
"Writer-director Craig Lucas all but kills his play The Dying Gaul in this transfer to the silver screen." more...
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D |
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