What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?

19631963
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What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963)

Short Comedy Drama

A writer named Algernon (but called Harry by his friends) buys a picture of a boat on a lake, and his obsession with it renders normal life impossible. He attempts to function again by consu... Read allA writer named Algernon (but called Harry by his friends) buys a picture of a boat on a lake, and his obsession with it renders normal life impossible. He attempts to function again by consulting an analyst and becoming married, but eventually succumbs to his strange anxiety by d... Read allA writer named Algernon (but called Harry by his friends) buys a picture of a boat on a lake, and his obsession with it renders normal life impossible. He attempts to function again by consulting an analyst and becoming married, but eventually succumbs to his strange anxiety by disappearing into the picture.

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Martin Scorsese in What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963)

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This film is included in the "Martin Scorsese Shorts" set, released by the Criterion Collection, spine #1,030.

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Featured in Tähdet kertovat: Martin Scorsese (2002)

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What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? is the earliest of Martin Scorsese's works available for viewing

The title of this short doesn't really tell what it's about. This is the earliest of the legendary Martin Scorsese's films that's available for viewing and it's quite a fascinating find as with this one, he experiments with various jump cuts, still images, and extreme close-ups with a (possibly) stock piano score playing throughout. The ending is especially interesting. Worth checking out.

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