It smacks more of an Ealing low-brow whimsical comedy than anything more artistic.
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04/07/09
The Horse's Mouth (1958)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:13
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: With a screenplay by Alec Guinness based on Joyce Cary's novel, this is the comic story of a down-and-out artist, just out of jail, who convinces wealthy people to pay him for paintings they didn't... [More]
Starring: Alec Guinness, Kay Walsh, Michael Gough, Ernest Thesiger
Director: Ronald Neame
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03/21/08
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06/24/06
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07/19/05
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04/13/05
Guinness creates a unique, full-bodied porttrait of the artist as an always-young man.
07/05/04
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05/05/04
Ao mesmo tempo comovente e hilário, o filme traz Guinness em uma de suas melhores performances - e a luta do pintor Gulley Jimson para realizar sua visão é inesquecível.
02/03/04
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01/23/04
Quite probably the best film ever made about a painter.
11/20/03
A wonderfully colorful screen rendition of Joyce Cary's 1944 novel about an eccentric artist
07/19/03
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05/20/03
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10/03/02
Imagine The Three Stooges by way of ‘The New Yorker' magazine, and you’re getting close.
09/21/02
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08/10/02
testament to both Guinness' acting prowess and his writing ability
06/16/02
Hard not to like
06/01/02
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