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May 26, 2020 · After barely making a ripple when it was first released, Withnail and I has come to be seen as one of the best British films ever made. Nicholas Barber explores its appeal.
Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann prove irresistibly hilarious as two misanthropic slackers in Withnail and I, a biting examination of artists living on the fringes of prosperity and good taste.
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- Richard E. Grant
Withnail and I is a 1987 British black comedy film written and directed by Bruce Robinson. Loosely based on Robinson's life in London in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed actors, Withnail and "I" (portrayed by Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann, respectively) who share a flat in Camden Town in 1969.
Mar 25, 2009 · In the film as in life, Withnail and “I” live in poverty and disarray and do not waste valuable drinking time by doing anything else.
Two out-of-work actors– the anxiety-ridden Marwood and sarcastic and wasted Withnail– take a holiday in Withnail’s uncle’s country house, though their dynamic gets tested by the unexpected hijinks.
- Anthony Wise
- Bruce Robinson
Jun 11, 2024 · Withnail and I was shot on 35 mm film and has had the benefit of a brand new 4K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films, supervised and approved by director of photography Peter Hannan, forming a 4K DI which is the basis for this UHD.
Sep 10, 2023 · The boozy British comedy classic was produced by Beatle George Harrison and made stars out of Richard E Grant and Paul McGann, but its initial cinema release went almost unnoticed. Nick Duerden...
