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Five Easy Pieces

1970

Bob Rafelson

Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Susan Anspach, Lois Smith ...

6.7

2,259

Drama Robert Dupea has given up his promising career as a concert pianist and is now working in oil fields. He lives together with Rayette, who's a waitress in a diner. When Robert hears from his sister that his father isn't well, he drives up to Washington to see him, taking Rayette with him. There he gets confronted with his rich, cultured family that he had left behind.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"This superbly composed film comes as close to perfection as it gets. (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	TV Guide	"Deceptively simple, 'Pieces' is one of the most complex pictures of the 1970s"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"A masterpiece of heartbreaking intensity."	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"A marvel of letting an antihero's restless wanderings dictate the terms of the story"	POS
United States	Chuck Bowen Slant	"Bob Rafelson directs in an exploratory manner that naturally syncs up with Nicholson’s intuitive performance, his formalism suggesting a fusion of vérité and expressionism"	POS

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