OSCARS '82: The World According to Garp
“I’m flying…”
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of losing a parent, death of a child, grief, suicide, mental illness, transgender representation, transphobia, death.
Robin Williams’ breakout film performance wasn’t Popeye, and it wasn’t Good Morning, Vietnam. It was this small, oddball tragicomedy that landed just around the time Mork from Ork waved goodbye to TV audiences. It’s a strange movie, because the very literary novel it’s based off of feels like it’s fighting itself as a movie script constantly. But the acting is just magical in its softness and craft, with incomparable performances from Glenn Close and John Lithgow. And there’s a dreaminess that, despite the efforts of the director and writers, couldn’t be completely taken out from this film. Oscars '82 continues this week with The World According to Garp on Macintosh & Maud Haven’t Seen What?!
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Intro music taken from the Second Movement of Ludwig von Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Hong Kong (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 HK) license. To hear the full performance or get more information, visit the song page at the Internet Archive.
Excerpt of “When I’m Sixty-Four” written by Lennon-McCartney and performed by The Beatles. Copyright 1967, 2017 Calderstone Productions Limited.
Excerpts taken from the film The World According to Garp are © 1982 Warner Bros. Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
Excerpt taken from the film My Favorite Year is © 1982 Warner Bros. Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
Excerpt taken from “Red Right Hand,” with lyrics by Nick Cave and music by Nick Cave, Mick Harvey and Thomas Wylder. Performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. ℗ & © 1994 Mute Records Limited.
