Short Cuts (18), July 1994

Altman’s adaptation of Raymond Craver’s famous short stories is both humorous and sombre kaleidoscope of human experience told through tales of doubt, disappointment and disaster.

Short Cuts is a 1993 American comedy-drama film, directed by Robert Altman. Filmed from a screenplay by Altman and Frank Barhydt, it is inspired by nine short stories and a poem by Raymond Carver. The film has a Los Angeles setting, which substitutes the Pacific Northwest backdrop of Carver’s stories.