Salesman
Documentary
This documentary from Albert and David Maysles follows the bitter rivalry of four door-to-door salesmen working for the Mid-American Bible Company: Paul "The Badger" Brennan, Charles "The Gipper" McDevitt, James "The Rabbit" Baker and Raymond "The Bull" Martos. Times are tough for this hard-living quartet, who spend their days traveling through small-town America, trying their best to peddle gold-leaf Bibles to an apathetic crowd of lower-middle-class housewives and elderly couples.
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A stark, unvarnished look at the lives of Bible salesmen. It's a gritty, observational piece that captures the quiet desperation and relentless hustle of men chasing a dream in mid-century America.
grittycynicalobservationalmelancholicsteadydirect cinemaobservational documentaryveritécapitalismfaithdisillusionmentthe american dream
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