Bartleby


1h 22m 2001

Brief Synopsis

Bartleby begins his new job in a public records company office near a freeway, with an air conditioner that vibrates and a window without a view. But his new boss has trouble coping with Bartleby's professional aspirations: to have no ambition, no goal except to do no work at all and to stand still

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
2001
Distribution Company
OUTRIDER/OUTRIDER PICTURES; Outrider Pictures; Wellspring Home Entertainment
Location
Marin County, California, USA; San Francisco, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 22m

Synopsis

Bartleby begins his new job in a public records company office near a freeway, with an air conditioner that vibrates and a window without a view. But his new boss has trouble coping with Bartleby's professional aspirations: to have no ambition, no goal except to do no work at all and to stand still for hours, indeed days at a time, in the middle of the office.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
2001
Distribution Company
OUTRIDER/OUTRIDER PICTURES; Outrider Pictures; Wellspring Home Entertainment
Location
Marin County, California, USA; San Francisco, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 22m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2001

Released in United States March 2001

Released in United States May 31, 2002

Released in United States on Video July 8, 2003

Released in United States Summer May 24, 2002

Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (in competition) August 31 - September 9, 2001.

Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 23 - April 8, 2001.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (New American Cinema) May 24 - June 17, 2001.

Shown at South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas March 9-17, 2001.

Feature directorial debut for short filmmaker Jonathan Parker.

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (in competition) August 31 - September 9, 2001.)

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 23 - April 8, 2001.)

Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (New American Cinema) May 24 - June 17, 2001.)

Released in United States March 2001 (Shown at South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas March 9-17, 2001.)

Released in United States Summer May 24, 2002

Released in United States May 31, 2002 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video July 8, 2003