Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

"New York in the 1920's. The only place to be was the Algonquin, and the only person to know was Dorothy Parker."

1994 2h 5m EN

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5.9

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75%

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6.4

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★5.9TMDB · 57🍅75%Rotten Tomatoes●66Metacritic★6.4IMDB · 4,949

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Synopsis

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Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted with despair.

“New York in the 1920's. The only place to be was the Algonquin, and the only person to know was Dorothy Parker.”

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Cast

Jennifer Jason Leigh
Dorothy Parker
Campbell Scott
Robert Benchley
Matthew Broderick
Charles MacArthur
Peter Gallagher
Alan Campbell
Jennifer Beals
Gertrude Benchley
Andrew McCarthy
Eddie Parker
Wallace Shawn
Horatio Byrd
Martha Plimpton
Jane Grant

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alan Rudolph
Writers: Alan Rudolph, Randy Sue Coburn
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alan Rudolph, shot by Jan Kiesser. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Isham. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Suzy Elmiger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jennifer Jason Leigh and Campbell Scott and Matthew Broderick carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "New York in the 1920's. The only place to be was the Algonquin, and the only person to know was Dorothy Parker.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0110588 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 57 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Alan Rudolph directs. Jan Kiesser behind the camera. Mark Isham scores. Suzy Elmiger cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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132 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Alan Rudolph, shot by Jan Kiesser. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Mark Isham. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Suzy Elmiger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jennifer Jason Leigh and Campbell Scott and Matthew Broderick carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "New York in the 1920's. The only place to be was the Algonquin, and the only person to know was Dorothy Parker.".
7IMDB entry: tt0110588 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 57 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "new york city", "prohibition era", "alcohol", "biography".