The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time (1985)
A poignant film essay about 'superfluous people' facing up to a moment of crisis in their lives.
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I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
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This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
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An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
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The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
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