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Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago

  • 20202020
  • 1h 15m
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Barry Gifford in Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago (2020)
Narrated by Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon, and Lili Taylor. Barry Gifford's gritty autobiographical stories of growing up in 1950s Chicago are the backdrop for an impressionistic portrait of a vanished time and place.
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The "Roy" stories of writer Barry Gifford serve as a springboard for an impressionistic portrait of a vanished Chicago.The "Roy" stories of writer Barry Gifford serve as a springboard for an impressionistic portrait of a vanished Chicago.The "Roy" stories of writer Barry Gifford serve as a springboard for an impressionistic portrait of a vanished Chicago.

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  • Director
    • Rob Christopher
  • Writers
    • Rob Christopher
    • Barry Gifford(original stories)
  • Stars
    • Willem Dafoe(voice)
    • Matt Dillon(voice)
    • Barry Gifford
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  • Director
    • Rob Christopher
  • Writers
    • Rob Christopher
    • Barry Gifford(original stories)
  • Stars
    • Willem Dafoe(voice)
    • Matt Dillon(voice)
    • Barry Gifford
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    • Awards
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    Willem Dafoe
    Willem Dafoe
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    Matt Dillon
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    Barry Gifford
    Barry Gifford
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    Lili Taylor
    Lili Taylor
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      • Rob Christopher
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      • Rob Christopher
      • Barry Gifford(original stories)
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    Barry Gifford is one of America's greatest living storytellers. In a series of autobiographical stories spanning more than 40 years he has chronicled the adventures of Roy, a boy coming of age largely on the gritty streets of 1950s Chicago. In Roy's World, Gifford's recollections of his childhood are interwoven with excerpts from the "Roy" stories, vintage footage and photographs of Chicago, and an evocative jazz soundtrack to create an impressionistic portrait of a vanished time and place. —Anonymous
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    • Release date
      • September 2, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Roy's World: Barry Gifford & Chicago
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
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      1 hour 15 minutes
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      • Stereo
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      • 1.78 : 1

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