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Art School Confidential (2006) -- Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him.
Art School Confidential (2006) -- Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him.
Art School Confidential (2006) -- Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him.
Art School Confidential (2006) -- Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him.
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User Rating:
6.3/10   8,948 votes
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Director:
Terry Zwigoff
Writers (WGA):
Daniel Clowes (screenplay)
Daniel Clowes (comic story)
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Release Date:
10 November 2006 (Poland) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Who said anything about talent?
Plot:
Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him. full summary | full synopsis
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User Comments:
To everyone who thinks it turned dark... more (118 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Max Minghella ... Jerome

Sophia Myles ... Audrey

John Malkovich ... Professor Sandiford

Jim Broadbent ... Jimmy

Matt Keeslar ... Jonah

Ethan Suplee ... Vince

Joel Moore ... Bardo (as Joel David Moore)
Nick Swardson ... Matthew

Anjelica Huston ... Art History Teacher

Adam Scott ... Marvin Bushmiller

Jack Ong ... Professor Okamura
Scoot McNairy ... Army-Jacket

Jeremy Guskin ... Eno
Monika Ramnath ... Flower
Isaac Laskin ... Kiss-Ass
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language including sexual references, nudity and a scene of violence.
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Runtime:
USA:102 min | 102 min (Sundance Film Festival) | Argentina:102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:
Canada:14A (Ontario) | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:16 | USA:R (certificate #41649) | Australia:MA | Germany:12 | New Zealand:R16 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Communications Center, Los Angeles City College - 855 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
United Artists more

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Trivia:
According to a pod-cast interview in 2006, Terry Zwigoff based his direction for Ethan Suplee (Vince) on the way Troy Duffy acts as a director in the documentary Overnight (2003). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Jerome visits Professor Sandiford, Sandiford is smoking a cigarette that disappears and reappears between shots. more
Quotes:
Professor Sandiford: Now, everyone don't be so hard on Jerome. He is attempting to achieve the impossible. He is trying to sing in his own voice using someone else's vocal cords. more
Movie Connections:
References Apocalypse Now (1979) more
Soundtrack:
Hell's Bell more

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37 out of 48 people found the following comment useful.
To everyone who thinks it turned dark..., 14 May 2006
8/10
Author: blart-2 from United States

I think that those who felt the movie started as an excellent parody of art schools but then failed by turning dark, you've missed the point. By turning dark, you start to fear for the main character only to be confronted by the fact that the art world is so ridiculous, it will laud anyone for the most insane reasons. Jerome's art was considered boring until he wasn't. It's not that the movie turned dark...it had to go in that direction to reach the ultimate parody.

As someone who is regularly disappointed by what passes for art today, it was refreshing to see this confronted in such an open arena. It's a disappointment that people without skills have succeeded-- and that art is the only discipline where professors are afraid to give out poor grades. I certainly experienced this in my art days. Students who put in the effort and failed to complete the requirements would still receive a good grade because they'd put in the effort.

This film is fantastic because it goes to the extreme to comment on art today.

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