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Surviving Desire (1991)
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Hal Hartley (writer)
Release Date:
26 November 1993 (Australia)
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Jude, a college literature professor, falls for one of his students. She is more interested in the empirical...
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Delightful intellectual comedy
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Martin Donovan | ... | Jude |
 | Matt Malloy | ... | Henry |
| Merritt Nelson | ... | Katie |
| Julie Kessler | ... | Jill (as Julie Sukman) |
| Mary B. Ward | ... | Sofie |
| Thomas J. Edwards | ||
| George Feaster | ||
| Lisa Gorlitsky | ||
| Emily Kunstler | ||
| John MacKay | ||
 | James Michael McCauley | ||
 | Vincent Rutherford | ||
| Gary Sauer | ||
 | Steven Schub | ||
| Hannah Sullivan | (as Patricia Sullivan) |
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60 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Katie:
[talking to a stranger walking by] Hey! Will you marry me? Please.
Henry: Why do you wanna marry me?
Katie: Why not?
Henry: I could think of a lot of reasons if I weren't so drunk.
Katie: Why are you so drunk?
Henry: I dunno. The nights are too long.
Katie: The nights are too long because you have no one to share them with.
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Henry: Why do you wanna marry me?
Katie: Why not?
Henry: I could think of a lot of reasons if I weren't so drunk.
Katie: Why are you so drunk?
Henry: I dunno. The nights are too long.
Katie: The nights are too long because you have no one to share them with.
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References Vredens dag (1943)
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Drug Test
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This movie is not for everyone; the illiterate and anyone who can't appreciate dialogue that sounds just as dead pan as it should aren't going to understand what's going on here at all. This movie takes a simple relationship, and, in a rather dead pan, witty manner, the characters go through the motions of a long term relationship in about a day. The dialogue is absolutely delicious, and the supporting characters are wonderful. The movie does a magnificent job of dissecting the personality of stereotypical people and relationships. Those who can appreciate the style will be rolling on the floor laughing.