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- 2010
- Not Rated
- Blue Suitcase Productions
- 1 h 25 m
- 2010
- Not Rated
- Blue Suitcase Productions
- 1 h 25 m
Summary When Bill, the title character, secures a very small loan to start his dream business--a health food stand--his struggles as an idealistic micro-business owner begin.
Directed By: Paul Gordon
Written By: Paul Gordon
- 2010
- Not Rated
- Blue Suitcase Productions
- 1 h 25 m
- 2010
- Not Rated
- Blue Suitcase Productions
- 1 h 25 m
The Happy Poet
Metascore
Mixed or Average
49
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Summary When Bill, the title character, secures a very small loan to start his dream business--a health food stand--his struggles as an idealistic micro-business owner begin.
Directed By: Paul Gordon
Written By: Paul Gordon
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
49
25% Positive
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75% Mixed
3 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
49
25% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
75% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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Off-handed and yet quite artfully observed, The Happy Poet's winsome deadpan offsets its skewering of class and sustainability issues, right through to a tricky ending that, like Bill himself, may not be what it seems.
Like its sad-sack main character, whose closed-off personality makes him hard to fully understand or sympathize with, The Happy Poet is too reservedly rough around the edges.
The consistent comic tone of those earlier scenes - a gentle squirm - makes The Happy Poet a promising debut.
Both subscribes to and somewhat departs from the bare-bones improvisational formula established by the mumblecore movement, sometimes sacrificing ambiguity for the sake of broader, telegraphed, one-note laughs.
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Production Company
St. Chris Film
Release Date Sep 17, 2010
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating Not Rated
Tagline Make a Stand.
Awards
Philadelphia Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Florida Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Gijón International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
