Robin Williams is an actor who has starred alongside millions in classics such as Jumanji, Madame Doubtfire and Dead Poets Circle. But he’s also an actor who excelled in performances that were a little more understated and great at the same time. Among them is Terry Gilliam’s amazing comedy-drama Fisher King, which hit theaters in 1991 and stars the late Hollywood star as a homeless man in search of the Grail!
the fisherman king It tells the story of Jack (Jeff Bridges), a famous radio host, arrogant and disrespectful, who loses his job after a man commits a murder after his appearance on air. Three years later, Fallen Star, during a night of wandering, is about to kill himself when he is attacked by thugs. Pari emerges like a brave knight (Robin Williams), a homeless man who saves him. Somewhat enlightened and convinced that he has found his chosen one, Perry asks Jack to help him on the adventure of a lifetime: the quest for the Grail…
poetic, sassy and charming, the fisherman kingThe film about the redemption of two wounded men is a little nugget full of surprises that we recommend. The duet consists of Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams It’s fantastic, with another insane performance as one of the 10 iconic homeless people in cinema.
“the fisherman king It’s a really amazing movie.”said Robin Williams to the microphone Journalist Bobby Wygant. “It’s really hard to put into one category because there are so many different things going on.”
“It was funny, sad, surprising. There were wonderful characters, real emotional power…”
Behind the camera, we find the brilliant Terry Gilliamnoted for the innovative side of his art and who was undoubtedly one of the best possible choices to create a work written by Richard LaGravannes. “I was introduced to a writer who had the same worldview as me”declares Terry Gilliam. “The icing on the cake was that he was a brilliant writer. It was funny, it was sad, it was surprising. He had great characters, real emotional power . . .” for that the fisherman king And his story about the Holy Grail, Gilliam was also in a bit of familiar territory, the one who co-directed… Monty Python, The Holy Grail!
Silver Lion for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival, 5-time Oscar nominee with the statuette for Best Supporting Actress going to the very original Mercedes Ruel. the fisherman kingFantastic and touching, it’s a real curiosity in travel Robin Williams. Immediate discovery.
Excerpt from “The Fisher King”:
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