Synopsis
Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child lapses into a coma. While at the hospital, the boy's grandfather tells his son, Howard, about his past affairs. Meanwhile, a baker starts harassing the family when they fail to pick up the boy's birthday cake.
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Cast
- Andie MacDowellAnn Finnigan
- Bruce DavisonHoward Finnigan
- Jack LemmonPaul Finnigan
- Zane CassidyCasey Finnigan
- Julianne MooreMarian Wyman
- Matthew ModineDr. Ralph Wyman
- Anne ArcherClaire Kane
- Fred WardStuart Kane
- Jennifer Jason LeighLois Kaiser
- Chris PennJerry Kaiser
Recommandations
- 100
Time
It is, finally, as a richly pulsating, hugely entertaining human comedy -- antic, wayward, glancing -- that Short Cuts bemuses, amuses and finally entrances us. [4 Oct 1993] - 100
USA Today
This definitive "life goes on" movie does what Altman does best: juggle 22 characters, deftly switch moods, and offer a comlex warts-and-all characters whose lives seem to extend beyond the screen. Few movies attempt this; Fewer succeed. [1 Oct 1993] - 100
Chicago Sun-Times
Los Angeles always seems to be waiting for something. Permanence seems out of reach; some great apocalyptic event is on the horizon, and people view the future tentatively. Robert Altman's Short Cuts captures that uneasiness perfectly. - 100
The New York Times
It raises the spirits not by phony sentimentality but by the amplitude of its art. From time to time, it is also roaringly funny... A terrific movie. [1 Oct 1993, p.C1] - 90
Variety
Exploding Raymond Carver's spare stories and minimally drawn characters onto the screen with startling imagination, Robert Altman has made his most complex and full-bodied human comedy since "Nashville." - 89
Austin Chronicle
Carver's stories are obviously inspiring for Altman, and that's the point, this movie is bursting at the seams with ideas and energy. - 88
ReelViews
It's a genuine pleasure to find a movie with such a deep and intelligent portrayal of simple human lives, with all their minor triumphs and tragedies. - 80
Film.com
Altman lucked out when he cast a singer, Ronee Blakley, in a major role in "Nashville," but he has not been as fortunate here with Annie Ross and Lyle Lovett, who lack Blakley's soulful dramatic presence.
