Movie Details
Theatrical Release:June 19th, 2006
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Red Bucket Films
Cast & Crew
J
Jack Lewis
Original Music Composer
The Ralph Handel Story (2006)
Plot
Co-directed by Benny and Josh Safdie, this deadpan mock-documentary follows Ralph Handel, a buttoned-down office worker who spends his nights bombing on the open-mic circuit. Staged as cinéma vérité that edges into performance art—Safdie performed the disastrous sets in real clubs—the film channels Andy Kaufman’s anti-comedy and the self-reflexive diary mode of David Holzman’s Diary to sketch a sly portrait of a life quietly coming undone.
