Short Cuts
Author: Raymond Carver
I look at all of Carver’s work as just one story, for his stories are all occurences, all about things that just happen to people and cause their lives to take a turn … In formulating the mosaic of the film Short Cuts, which is based on these nine stories and a poem, ‘Lemonade’, I’ve tried to do the same thing – to give the audience one look … But it all began here. I….Read More
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