"Primary Colors" has the perfect ending — by which I mean this 1996 drama embraces the imperfection, disappointment and disillusionment inherent in the American political structure. The film directed by Hollywood legend Mike Nichols and written by Elaine May from the roman à clef novel by "Anonymous" — later revealed to be then-Newsweek, now-Time magazine columnist Joe Klein — follows a familiar pattern for this type of political story. A young, smart protagonist gets caught up in the rise and/or fall of a deeply flawed but charismatic politician, and the True Believer gradually turns into a jaded cynic.
Primary Colors (1998)
Primary Colors (1998)
Primary Colors (1998)
"Primary Colors" has the perfect ending — by which I mean this 1996 drama embraces the imperfection, disappointment and disillusionment inherent in the American political structure. The film directed by Hollywood legend Mike Nichols and written by Elaine May from the roman à clef novel by "Anonymous" — later revealed to be then-Newsweek, now-Time magazine columnist Joe Klein — follows a familiar pattern for this type of political story. A young, smart protagonist gets caught up in the rise and/or fall of a deeply flawed but charismatic politician, and the True Believer gradually turns into a jaded cynic.