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The World According to Garp: Directed by George Roy Hill. With Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt, Glenn Close, John Lithgow. A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon.
The World According to Garp is een Amerikaanse dramafilm uit 1982 onder regie van George Roy Hill. Het scenario is gebaseerd op de gelijknamige roman uit 1978 van John Irving. John Lithgow werd genomineerd voor de Oscar voor beste bijrolspeler en Glenn Close voor die voor beste bijrolspeelster.
Winner of the National Book Award "Nothing in contemporary fiction matches it." --The New Republic"Wonderful...full of energy and art, at once funny and horrifying and heartbreaking."--Washington PostPowerful and political, with unforgettable characters and timeless themes, The World According to Garp is John Irving's breakout novel. The precursor of Irving's later protest novels, it is the ...
1 de may. de 2020 · The World according to Garp (1982) Komedie / Drama | 131 minuten. 3,52 422 stemmen. + Mijn stem. 59 reacties. Alternatieve titel: De Wereld volgens Garp. Oorsprong: Verenigde Staten. Geregisseerd door: George Roy Hill. Met onder meer: Robin Williams, Glenn Close en John Lithgow.
About this movie. Oscar-winner and madcap comic genius ROBIN WILLIAMS ("Good Will Hunting," "Patch Adams") stars in this emotionally powerful tragicomedy that follows T.S. Garp -- the most human being you'll ever meet -- a man with a penchant for writing and wrestling, who, surrounded by eccentrics and innumerable absurdities, develops his own ...
IMDb 7.1 2 h 16 min 1982. 16+. Comedy · Drama · Emotional · Serious. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location. Details. Robin Williams plays John Irving's quirky everyman, a wistful writer wrestling with our screwloose modern age. Award-winning performances by Glen Close and John Lithgow.
Beautifully written, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP is a powerfully compelling and compassionate coming-of-age novel that established John Irving as one of the most imaginative writers of his generation. 'A diamond sleeping in the dark, chipped out at last for our enrichment and delight ...
