Andy Kaufman

Today's suggested movie is Man on the moon (1999, directed by Milos Forman).

The movie tells the story about Andy Kaufman, a famous artist in US at the end of 1970's beginning of 1980's, almost unknown in Europe. I would therefore define it as an "american" movie, where you must pay attention to a lot of details (remember the "Saturday Night Live" ?) to get into the story, but it is also a contribution of a great director to that kind of art in the balance between genius and crap.

Maybe Kaufman was really a genius, maybe just a slob... Definitely Jim Carrey's performance in this movie is awesome. No one else could have played Kaufman, his "nonsense", his improvisation, his insanity and his artistic delirium.

With this movie Carrey finally gained the respect and the fame of a great actor, and Definitely he's one of the most versatile actors in the Hollywood industry nowadays.

Just watch this movie and judge yourself...