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Bartleby

  • 1970
  • PG
  • 1h 18min
NOTE IMDb
6,6/10
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Paul Scofield and John McEnery in Bartleby (1970)
Drame

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueAn asocial and enigmatic office clerk refuses to do his work, leaving it up to his boss to decide what should be done with him.An asocial and enigmatic office clerk refuses to do his work, leaving it up to his boss to decide what should be done with him.An asocial and enigmatic office clerk refuses to do his work, leaving it up to his boss to decide what should be done with him.

  • Réalisation
    • Anthony Friedman
  • Scénario
    • Rodney Carr-Smith
    • Anthony Friedman
    • Herman Melville
  • Casting principal
    • Paul Scofield
    • John McEnery
    • Thorley Walters
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  • NOTE IMDb
    6,6/10
    471
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    • Réalisation
      • Anthony Friedman
    • Scénario
      • Rodney Carr-Smith
      • Anthony Friedman
      • Herman Melville
    • Casting principal
      • Paul Scofield
      • John McEnery
      • Thorley Walters
    • 18avis d'utilisateurs
    • 9avis des critiques
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
    • Récompenses
      • 1 victoire au total

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    Rôles principaux17

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    Paul Scofield
    Paul Scofield
    • The Accountant
    John McEnery
    John McEnery
    • Bartleby
    Thorley Walters
    Thorley Walters
    • The Colleague
    Colin Jeavons
    Colin Jeavons
    • Tucker
    Raymond Mason
    • Landlord
    Charles Kinross
    • Tenant
    Neville Barber
    • First Client
    Robin Askwith
    Robin Askwith
    • Office Boy
    Hope Jackman
    • Hilda - Tealady
    John H. Watson
    • Doctor
    • (as John Watson)
    Christine Dingle
    • Patient
    Rosalind Elliot
    • Miss Brown - Secretary
    Tony Parkin
    • Dickinson - Clerk
    Jack Arrow
    • Restaurant Patron
    • (non crédité)
    Alan Harris
    Alan Harris
    • Restaurant Patron
    • (non crédité)
    Guy Standeven
    Guy Standeven
    • Office Worker
    • (non crédité)
    Reg Thomason
    Reg Thomason
    • Office Worker
    • (non crédité)
    • Réalisation
      • Anthony Friedman
    • Scénario
      • Rodney Carr-Smith
      • Anthony Friedman
      • Herman Melville
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    Avis des utilisateurs18

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    8surftester-90414

    Watchably unwatchable

    Bartleby is clearly on the autistic spectrum, but was not recognized as such owing to the prevailing attitudes of the time (1970). What should have been a barely watchable curiosity piece is elevated to something more engaging by the fine acting and evocative locations. After a single viewing, I already cherish this film and as a "cult" movie it is a worthy addition to that genre.
    7krocheav

    Brave Attempt To Do Justice To A Great Character Study

    There have been a few un-complimentary reviews for this limited but fine, offbeat film. Most tend to come from book readers who often, unfairly, compare a 'Screenplay' with a 'Novel' (or in this case a Novella) expecting it will be the same as the book. It's rarely possible to transfer a book directly to the screen (although I admit it's good when it happens)

    I applaud any film makers who take on subject matter as challenging as the great Herman Melville's, near prophetic story, of "Bartelby the Scriverner". On one level this story can be seen as simple, on another, a character study of immense depth. I've only had the opportunity to see this work once, many years ago. It still haunts me as if it were just weeks ago. It's most unfortunate this film is rarely screened.

    From this first time teaming of independent feature film makers, Producer: Rodney Carr-Smith (akf: 'Lolly Madonna War' '73) and Director: Anthony Friedman (ex TV film editor:'The Fugitive') comes this thoughtful adaptation of Melville's study of personal disintegration and loss of identity.

    While this movie may have been better as an hour long TV show, these two filmmakers also co-wrote the screenplay, choosing to update the era from the 1800's to a 1970's workplace. This decision I felt offered benefits...it brought the story closer to that interaction destroyer, the Computer - along with the coldness of the modern office cubicle. It also didn't bother me that they transposed the original Wall Street setting to London. Such decisions would obviously have been made for several valid reasons, among them, budget and the difficulty of getting such a non-commercial project off the ground.

    Performers don't come much better than Oscar winner Paul Scofield ('The Train' 65, 'Man for all Seasons' 66) His portrayal of Bartelby's sympathetic employer is superb. As much as he tries to help Bartelby, he is challenged to the utmost of emotional distraction. Scofield seems to have been drawn to this role, as he's known for having passed up parts in bigger productions. John McEnery's Bartelby is also well measured and convincing.

    The Cinematography is the work of Ian Wilson ~ who gave such a good look to the Award winning small budget film: "The Crying Game". He then went on to give us the Eye Poppingly beautiful "Emma" ~ Here, he and Director Friedman offer the viewer a well designed dose of claustrophobic involvement. The Art Direction of Simon Holland also adds to the feeling of personal separation. Holland, later helped create high class atmospherics for such striking films as "Greystoke" in '84 and "The Emerald Forest" '85. The Music of Roger Webb, while sparse, adds small elements of excitement where possible.

    I think many will have felt a little like Bartelby at some stage in life, and been very glad to rise above it. The original writing of Melville --was he a visionary or just highly tuned to the human condition?-- has been given a neat treatment in this film version. And while the Director Anthony Friedman won a 'Special Mention Award' for Bartelby at the San Sebastian International Film Festival, his film won't please everyone...but many could still find it compelling. KenR.
    7spg-4

    Sad and unusual.

    A somewhat sad and unusual film. John McEnery is marvelous as Bartleby, you cannot help feeling sorry for him even though he does not want to be helped in any way. Paul Scofield is also perefectly cast as the sympathetic boss.
    Kirpianuscus

    a state

    I love Bartleby and this is the reason to see this adaptation of the gem by Melville with serious simpaty.

    Because it is not easy to create a proper portrait of the main character and the reasonable solution is only to use a large dose of subjectivity, proposing only your Bartleby. In this case, the result is just a meritous good point, John McEnery suggesting a state not so eccentric of a man refuged under the indifference veil, with, maybe, too clear perspective about life.

    The compensation - the accountant , proposed by Paul Scofield. And the clever atmosphere of 1970 ' s.

    In short, a seductive adaptation. And a fair portrait of a state of soul.
    4robertguttman

    The problem with Bartleby

    The problem with Bartleby is not Paul Scofield or John McEnery, both of whom are fine actors. The problem is the story itself, which cannot really be updated to the present day, regardless of whether that present day be 1970 or 2001. Bartleby is a story written in the 1800s, about the 1800s, and it simply doesn't work in the present day.

    For example, there is the office in which Bartleby works. He works for a lawyer in a cold and dark office that seems more akin to that of Ebenezer Scrooge than to any bright, airy, modern-day office building. Indeed, the only window in Bartleby's office has no view because it looks out onto an airshaft.

    Then there is the nature of Bartleby's occupation. He is not, as in this version, an accountant. Indeed, his function is nowhere near so creative as that. He is, in point of fact, a scrivener in a law office. And exactly what is it that a scrivener does? He copies law documents. Bartleby is, in point of fact, nothing more than a human Xerox Machine. Bear in mind that, in the 19th century, there were no such things as word processors, Xerox Machines, carbon paper or even typewriters. A lawyer who needed to produce duplicate copies of legal documents employed scriveners to produce those copies word for word, by hand, with pen and paper. It is impossible to imagine any occupation as stupefyingly dull as that.

    By the same token, it is also impossible to imagine anyone today performing any occupation even remotely comparable to that of a 19th century scrivener. It simply doesn't, and could't, exist today. And that is precisely the point. The world of Bartleby is as different from the world of a modern office worker as the world inhabited by the whalers in Moby Dick would be from that on board a modern-day whale-catching ship. Both have changed so much since the 19th century as to be as alien as the surface of another planet.

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    • Anecdotes
      The church steeple that can be seen through Bartleby's office window is that of St. Vedast alias Foster in the City of London.
    • Citations

      The Accountant: Now, Bartleby, sit down. I want to check procedures for the Prebble Account and verify our results so far. With the three of us, it will be faster.

      Bartleby: I don't feel I can. Just at the moment.

      [he exits]

      The Accountant: [the Accountant and Tucker have followed Bartleby to his office] What on Earth do you mean by this?

      Bartleby: I would prefer not to say.

      The Accountant: Prefer not to. What do you do mean, you prefer not to? Are you refusing to cooperate?

      Bartleby: I prefer not to.

      The Accountant: But. look here; this is normal practice, it's an excellent way to save work for both of you. You verify your work with the same stroke; kill two birds with one stone, as it were. Don't you?

      Bartleby: I would not like to kill two birds with one stone.

      The Accountant: It's simply common practice here. It's not unreasonable. Well?

      The Accountant: [to Tucker] What do you think of it?

      Tucker: I think he should do what you ask him to.

      The Accountant: But am I unreasonable?

      Tucker: No, Sir. Not at all. I think he's a bit round the bend.

      The Accountant: You see, Bartleby, my demands are reasonable. This office isn't exactly a slave labour camp, is it?

      [he chuckles hollowly]

      The Accountant: .

      The Accountant: Go and have lunch. Think about it.

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    • Date de sortie
      • 14 septembre 1973 (Royaume-Uni)
    • Pays d’origine
      • Royaume-Uni
    • Langue
      • Anglais
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • Den tause duellen
    • Lieux de tournage
      • Grimsby Street, Tower Hamlets, Londres, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni(The Accountant follows Bartleby to this street.)
    • Société de production
      • Pantheon Film Productions
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    • Durée
      • 1h 18min(78 min)
    • Mixage
      • Mono
    • Rapport de forme
      • 1.85 : 1

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