Swimming to Cambodia
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Swimming to Cambodia | |
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Cinecom Pictures | |
Release date | 1987 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
Language | English |
Swimming to Cambodia, also known as Spalding Gray's Swimming to Cambodia, is a 1987 American
Background
Over a period of two years, Gray originally developed Swimming to Cambodia as a theatre performance piece. The original running time of the performance was four hours, and it was presented over two nights. Gray received a Special Citation for this work at the 1985 Obie Awards.[2]
In 2001, Gray revived Swimming to Cambodia, performing it on stage in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, and Albany, New York.
Content
The opening shots of the film show Gray walking toward
Gray's monologue describes his experiences filming a small role in the film The Killing Fields, and the then-recent history of Cambodia up through the rise to power of the Khmer Rouge and the Cambodian genocide. Three scenes from The Killing Fields that feature Gray are shown at various points in the film.
Production
The soundtrack for the film was composed and performed by
While Sam Waterston and Ira Wheeler are credited as cast in this film, they appear only in clips used from The Killing Fields.
Home media
Swimming to Cambodia was released in the UK on region 2 DVD on March 16, 2015, by Simply Media.
References
External links
- Swimming to Cambodia at IMDb
- Swimming to Cambodia at Rotten Tomatoes
- Swimming to Cambodia at Box Office Mojo
- Review of 'Swimming to Cambodia' (2001), Culture Vulture