An account of the rise and fall of a silent film comic, Billy Bright. The movie begins with his funeral, as he speaks from beyond the grave in a bitter tone about his fate, and takes us through his fame, as he ruins it with womanizing and drink, and his fall, as a lonely, bitter old man unable to reconcile his life's disappointments. The movie is based loosely on the life of Buster Keaton.
The Comic has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of The Comic (1969)
By Fernando F. Croce (840) for CinePassion (694) on 22 Oct 2013
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The Comic was released in 1969 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 4 reviews, giving The Comic (1969) an average rating of 61%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 70%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 65%.
With a score of 61%, The Comic is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1969, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1969 with similar scores include films like Paint Your Wagon and Twilight.
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