Shy and clumsy garbage man, Simon Grim, endures a colorless life with his depressed mom and promiscuous sister, Fay. That is until he's befriended by their strange new tenant, Henry Fool. Though depraved, conceited, and lazy, Henry does have a way with words and he inspires his new friend to write a book length poem that catapults the awkward garbage man to literary fame.
Winner: Best Screenplay, Cannes 1998
"Poetic, bawdy, contemplative, side-wrenchingly funny and quite touching" Variety - Derek Elley
"Brilliant and deeply resonant" New York Times - Janet Maslin
"A sprawling, epic work" San Francisco Chronicle - Mick LaSalle
FEATURING:
Thomas Jay Ryan
James Urbaniak
Parker Posey
Liam Aiken
Originally Released: 1998
Language: English
Running Time: 137 Minutes
From Hal Hartley
