Being There (1979)
Final film of Sellers' great period. Being There is Hal Ashby's 1979 American satire adapting Jerzy Kosinski's 1971 novella.
Hal Ashby directed Harold and Maude, The Last Detail, Shampoo, Coming Home and Being There in a single decade, which is among the strongest runs of the New Hollywood period. He was an Academy Award winning editor first and his final years were consumed by studio disputes.
Hal AshbyFinal film of Sellers' great period. Being There is Hal Ashby's 1979 American satire adapting Jerzy Kosinski's 1971 novella.
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