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Bartleby

Label
Bartleby
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Bartleby
Oclc number
956903475
resource.otherEventInformation
Originally produced by All Channel Films in 2001
Runtime
82
Summary
Cult figure Crispin Glover lends his eerie presence to Bartleby, a modern adaptation of the classic short story by Herman Melville (author of Moby Dick). The film diverges from Melville's story, setting it in a modern office and adding sitcom-style humor, with an element of surrealismThe manager of a public records firm hires a new clerk named Bartleby. However, Bartleby is eccentric and with each passing day, he begins to refuse his boss' orders. Eventually, the boss discovers even stranger things about him
Technique
live action
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