Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle
Director/co-writer Alan Rudolph's acclaimed look at the life of writer Dorothy Parker and her colorful Algonquin Round Table colleagues stars Jennifer Jason Leigh in the title role. Parker is seen over the course of three decades and through her failed marriages, literary and Hollywood ups and downs, and relationship with fellow author Robert Benchley. Campbell Scott, Matthew Broderick, Peter Gallagher, Jennifer Beals also star.
Year: 1994
Genre: True Stories, Biography
Country: USA
Director: Alan Rudolph
Starring: Andrew McCarthy, Campbell Scott, Gwyneth Paltrow, Heather Graham, James LeGros, Jennifer Beals, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Lili Taylor, Martha Plimpton, Matthew Broderick, Peter Gallagher, Stephen Baldwin, Wallace Shawn, Rebecca Miller, Sam Robards
Duration: 120 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains offensive language.
6.4/10
Location in store: Drama
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