Nov 20

Nov 20 Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

The film version of writer David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize–winning stage play rearranges the order of some of the theatrical scenes and adds another, distinguishing itself while still retaining its forebear’s deeply tragic tone. The impressive cast deliver Mr. Mamet’s instantly recognizable dialogue—specific, rhythmic, and meaty—like virtuosi singing the blues. The language has heft, and even as the actors carry it like strongmen, the characters are buried beneath their own words. Not for everybody, but this sharp-edged critique on the nature of capitalism in general, and of selling in particular, merits a look.