King of the Hill

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Summary:
Steven Soderbergh, after the success of sex, lies, and videotape and the commercial failure of Kafka, pulls a rabbit out of his hat with this quiet and evocative recollection of a childhood lived in the Depression, based on A. E. Hotchner's memoir. Twelve-year-old Aaron Kurlander (Jesse Bradford) is coming of age in a rotting working class section of St. Louis in 1933. As ... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Jesse Bradford - (Aaron Kurlander)
Jeroen Krabbé - (Mr. Kurlander)
Lisa Eichhorn - (Mrs. Kurlander)
Karen Allen - (Miss Mathey)
Spalding Gray - (Mr. Mungo)
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Review:
Director Steven Soderbergh made an austere about-face from the vilified Kafka with this lyrical adaptation of A.E. Hotchner's 1973 memoir, recapturing his (previous) high standing with critics and reinforcing his status as a Hollywood outsider. Those who feared after Kafka that Soderbergh was in danger of becoming a mere stylist will... Continue >>

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