1965 · drama · noir · surreal
Mickey One
Directed by Arthur Penn1h 33m1965
A former comic is on the run from the mob.
Our read: Mickey One (1965) reads as a heavy, steady, surreal drama · noir · surreal entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, steady, measured drama / noir, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- inventive
- bleak
- cold
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