The Scenic Route
| The Scenic Route | |
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| Directed by | Mark Rappaport |
| Written by | Mark Rappaport |
| Produced by | Mark Rappaport Elaine Sperber |
| Starring | Randy Danson Marilyn Jones Kevin Wade |
| Cinematography | Fred Murphy |
| Edited by | Mark Rappaport |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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Running time | 76 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Scenic Route is a 1978 American drama film written and directed by Mark Rappaport and starring Randy Danson, Marilyn Jones and Kevin Wade.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]Estelle is living in New York and recovering from a bad relationship. She meets Paul and begins dating him, before he stops calling her one day. Shortly after, Estelle's sister Lena comes to stay. Lena brings home Paul, leading to a confusing love triangle.
Reception and legacy
[edit]Roger Ebert gave the film a positive review, saying "It's a movie of great, grave, tightly controlled visual daring, and you have never seen anything like it before."[3] Vincent Canby of The New York Times disliked it and wrote, "Mr. Rappaport's film-making manners are quite as foolish and empty-headed as his characters' affectations."[4] In 1998, Jonathan Rosenbaum of the Chicago Reader included the film in his unranked list of the best American films not included on the AFI Top 100.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ FilmAffinity
- ^ MUBI
- ^ Ebert, Roger (June 22, 1978). "The Scenic Route". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (April 15, 1978). "The Scenic Route". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ Rosenbaum, Jonathan (June 25, 1998). "List-o-Mania: Or, How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love American Movies". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on April 13, 2020.
