American Splendor is a 2003 American biographical comedy drama film written and directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini. The film, which chronicles the life of comic book writer Harvey Pekar, is a hybrid production featuring live actors, documentary, and animation. It is based on the 1976–2008 comic book series of the same name written by Pekar and the 1994 graphic novel Our Cancer Year written by Pekar and Joyce Brabner. The film stars Paul Giamatti as Pekar and Hope Davis as Brabner. It also features appearances from Pekar and Brabner themselves, who discuss their lives, the comic books, and how it feels to be depicted onscreen by actors.
American Splendor (2003)
Directed by Robert Pulcini / Shari Springer Berman
Genres - Biography, Comedy, Drama |
Sub-Genres - Biographical Film |
Release Date - Jul 18, 2003 |
Run Time - 101 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
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Movie Info
Official Site
Box Office
$7,986,084
Themes
Tags
Art/Music, Comic Book Art, Comics/Heroes, Cult, File Clerk, Garage Sale, Greeting Card, Independent, Independent, Jellybean, Junk Sale, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Neurotic, Pekar, V.a. Hospital
Attributes
Based On: American Splendor, Our Cancer Year
Narrative Location: Cleveland
Narrative Location: Cleveland
Alternate Titles
Ameerika hiilgus
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American Splendor
AU, CA, EC, FR, DE, GR, JP, PT, ES, SE, GB, US
Americka divota
CS
Američka divota
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Amerikietiška puikybė
LT
Amerykański splendor
PL
Anti-Herói Americano
BR
Esplendor americano
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Görkemli hayatim
TR
Huy hoàng kiểu Mỹ
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Muj svet
CZ
Sikersztori
HU
Splendoare americana
RO
Американски разкош
BG
Американское великолепие
RU
アメリカン・スプレンダー
JP
小人物狂想曲
TW