Review of Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction (2013) by Liam C — 21 Mar 2014
Harry Dean Stanton was 86 when this film was made and he doesn't give a shit about anything. This is a very appealing almost Buddhist stance ("there is no self") - but it's partly fiction.
The iconic actor suggests that he's been in 250 films (probably including TV, if IMDb is correct), including Cool Hand Luke, Repo Man, Paris Texas, The Straight Story, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid and heaps more.
Late in the doco, his personal assistant argues that Stanton's laid back persona is an act and that the actor really worked hard to achieve what he had and to transcend his poor Kentucky roots. The truth is probably in the middle somewhere - Stanton achieved much by working hard at being himself.
A few details of his life seep through but mostly this is a rambling set of images and interviews with a lot more footage of Stanton singing than you might expect.
This review of Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction (2013) was written by Liam C on 21 Mar 2014.
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction has generally received positive reviews.
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