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The Kid Stays in the Picture (2001)
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Brett Morgen and Nanette Burstein's documentary on Robert Evans is much like the legendary US producer's movies themselves: bold, innovatively shot and highly entertaining. However, any glimpses of life's dark side are sanitised with a coat of old Hollywood-style whitewash, usually dispensed by the man himself. Adapted from (and titled after) Evans's autobiography, the intimate story, which he narrates, unravels like a cautionary LA fairy tale. Crammed with priceless anecdotes about his cinematic achievements — classics such as Rosemary's Baby and The Godfather — and bursting with juicy revelations about some of the movie industry's finest, it's scintillating viewing for anyone fascinated by the minutiae of celebrity life. Where this revelatory journey falls down is in the obvious cleaning-up and rose-tinting of some events. Evans tells all, but ultimately reveals nothing, simply skimming the surface of controversial subjects, such as his cocaine bust and tenuous but damaging connection with the notorious Cotton Club murder case. Had the film-makers been brave enough to present a truly warts-and-all depiction of Evans's turbulent life, then this documentary would have been very special indeed. SF
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Running time
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89min
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Country of origin
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US
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Genre
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Documentary
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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Brett Morgen, from the autobiography by Robert Evans
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Theatrical distributor
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Momentum Pictures
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UK cinema certificate
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15
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UK cinema release date
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February 2003
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