![]() Wonderfully set in his ways, Pekar's constant self-deprication is clearly a front for his prolific interests in music and art. Directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini maintain this balance between the actors and the real-life characters-Pekar's wife Joyce and coworker Toby also appear on set as themselves-while crafting a funny, difficult, heartwarming tale that encapsulates Pekar's life, work, and uniquely bizarre perspectives.Pekar is a pessimistic file clerk with no hope of ever rising above his boring job, slobbish apartment, and bad attitude. Played by actor Paul Giamatti, Pekar also appears as himself, giving the film a documentary feeling with many behind-the-scenes on-set shots. Harvey Pekar, the hilariously downtrodden Cleveland comic book artist, is the subject of AMERICAN SPLENDOR, titled after Pekar's autobiographical series. ![]()
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