Gowan McGland is a half-Irish/half-Welsh Scottish poet with some renown. He is also a total s*** - a boozer, a womanizer (his conquests more frequently married than not), lazy, and a leech, with a deteriorating body and bad teeth, losing which he equates with death. He also has his charms, which, in combination with his renown, leads to him usually being able to get what he wants. His wife, Edith McGland, also a writer, is well aware of who he is, their marriage which is in n... (Full plot summary below)
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Gowan McGland is a half-Irish/half-Welsh Scottish poet with some renown. He is also a total s*** - a boozer, a womanizer (his conquests more frequently married than not), lazy, and a leech, with a deteriorating body and bad teeth, losing which he equates with death. He also has his charms, which, in combination with his renown, leads to him usually being able to get what he wants. His wife, Edith McGland, also a writer, is well aware of who he is, their marriage which is in name only, although they are still good friends. It is because of her profession and her connection that she has been commissioned to write his biography. Because he is lazy, he has not written anything in five years. He is on a speaking tour to earn what little money he has, currently on an extended stop in Woodsmoke, Connecticut. His reputation in almost every sense precedes him in Woodsmoke - including his womanizing where probably only the husbands of his conquests are unaware of what's going on, and his excessive drinking. He is able to sponge off the generosity of the people who hear him speak, but worse he steals the tips they leave when they take him out for meals. His life may change when he meets college student Geneva Spofford, with who he falls in love. She, in return, is not immune to his charms. The question is whether there is a future for Gowan and Geneva, or if his life will catch up with him. Reuben, the sheepdog belonging to Geneva's grandfather and Gowan's friend Frank Spofford, may have some say in what happens.
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| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyVery much in the British tradition of literary quality, this intimate, intelligent film is extremely well acted by Tom Conti in an Oscar-nominated performance. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA comic adaptation of a witty Peter DeVries novel. |
| User ReviewLiz RFunny, intelligent and a truly bizarre ending. I love Tom Conti...He is a great actor. This movie is really quite a black comedy, but it is wonderfully written. |
| User ReviewAnthony KIntelligent, literate, with great poetry. Above the heads of most moronic Americans. Stick to your Justin Bieber, Yanks. |
| User ReviewLaura TOne of my favourite movies. Tom Conti is both delightful and pitiable as the tragic "Ted Hughes"-like protagonist. Funny, sweet, sad, the perfect movie for when you're feeling a bit old and jaded. |
| User ReviewPrivate UOne of my all time favourites. Hadn't laughed as heard since I read "Lucky Jim" |
| User ReviewChristof HA wonderfully acerbic film about a failed Welsh poet plying his played-out talents to disappointed suburban Connecticut housewives. Tom Conti is brilliant in his Oscar Nominated North American debut, and Kelly McGillis, in her debut role is absolutely ravishing. Gowan McGland on seeing one of his middle-aged conquests remove her bra: "Deprived of their support, her breasts fell liked hanged men." Classic. It also has a rattling good ending. |
| User ReviewMichael TTom Conti gives the performance of his lifetime in this intelligently written comedy-drama. |
| User ReviewJoey PTom Conti is magnificent in this film. He stars as drunken, womanizing poet who happens to fall in love with a young woman, whom he "loves too much to marry." I can't stress this enough: Conti's performance is remarkable. You will either love his witty remarks or hate him for his inconsiderate attitude. The ending is one of the weirdest you will ever see. |
| User ReviewJames MIt's like Arthur, except without John Gielgud's scene-stealing butler. Tom Conti delivers a very good performance, but aside from that it's rather forgettable. |
