(Paper Roses)

Content: Facing retirement, elderly journalist Clarence Hubbard reflects on the pointlessness of a life wasted writing banal tabloid human interest, animal, and crime stories. Rather than go quietly to tend roses in a garden, Hubbard begins a series of violent actions not unlike those described in tabloids, and this is heightened by inter cutting tabloid headlines between scenes. Throughout, there are occasional shots of a television critic who watches this very play as it unfolds, and he writes a negative review filled with cleverly phrased but bitter invective.

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Drama,

TV Movie

Runtime:

52 minutes

Year:

1971

Directors:

Barry Davis

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Production companies:

Granada Television

Actors:

Clarence Hubbard

John Chart

Mrs Hubbard

Joe

The Critic

Crews:

Cinematography

Writer

Producer

Art Designer

Director