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The Depths of Withnail and I: A Dark-Comedy Coping Mechanism for Poverty and Outgrowing a Friendship

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|Dan Howard| When Bruce Robinson was living as a struggling artist in London, he drew inspiration directly from his own less-than-glamourous lifestyle for his first novel, and eventually first film. If an artist doesn’t come from money, it can be very difficult to climb their way out of poverty… Continue reading

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Squalor Stands the Test of Time: Bruce Robinson’s Withnail & I

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|Penny Folger| “Fork it!” screamed actor Richard E. Grant, in the audition for what was to become his first role in a feature film: 1987’s Withnail and I. For Bruce Robinson, who was directing his first feature film, it was the way Grant delivered this line that sealed the deal… Continue reading