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Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fuelled by alcohol and flirted with despair. Featuring an all-star cast including Jennifer Jason Leigh, Campbell Scott, Matthew Broderick, Peter Gallagher, Jennifer Beals, Andrew McCarthy, Wallace Shawn, Gwyneth Paltrow, Heather Graham, Stephen Baldwin and Stanley Tucci. From the director of Mortal Thoughts, Alan Rudolph, this biographical drama was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. "A film with a charismatic, unforgettable heroine, stunningly well-played by Jennifer Jason Leigh" - New York Times
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Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
125 min
Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted with despair.