1972 · drama · sport
Fat City
Directed by John Huston1h 37m1972
The story of two men, a veteran boxer who is down and out, and a young man who is just starting his life and boxing career. Their fighting careers cross paths as their lives and fortunes head in opposite directions. Director John Huston tells their stories with a level, unsentimental honesty and makes it into one of his best films.
Our read: Fat City (1972) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded drama · sport entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured drama / sport, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
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- bleak
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