The Truman Show
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Summary:
Peter Weir directed this comedy-drama, a commentary on all-pervasive media manipulation. Scripted by Andrew M. Niccol (Gattaca), the film plays like a combination of the British TV series The Prisoner and Paul Bartel's The Secret Cinema. Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) is unaware that his entire life is a hugely popular 24-hour-a-day TV series. In this real-time document... Full Summary >>
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Cast:
Jim Carrey - (Truman Burbank)
Laura Linney - (Meryl)
Ed Harris - (Christof)
Noah Emmerich - (Marlon)
Natascha McElhone - (Lauren/Sylvia)
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Review:
Recalling such satires of TV mania as Network (1976) and Real Life (1979), Peter Weir's The Truman Show (1998) takes aim at the consumers and creators of the ultimate TV celebrity-victim. Shooting from a number of "hidden camera" angles as Truman Burbank goes about his day, Weir blends the eponymous TV show with the film, complete with ... Continue >>
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