The movie
Show notes
Has your day today been worth narating? If it were retold in the pages of a novel, would anyone read it? Are you worthy of narration? Most of us would say that we weren’t, but that’s not the case for Jack Manfred, the title character of Croupier , Mike Hodges’ 1998 film about authorship and narcissism. Jack thinks that one must be a gambler or a croupier: one can either try to bend the universe to do what he wants it to do–or know that that’s impossible and revel in watching the losers. But is there a middle way? In the episode, Dan mentions Steven and Frederick Barthelme’s Double Down : a terrific memoir of gambling and loss. It’s a true page-turner. Follow us on X and Letterboxd –and let us know what you’d like us to watch! Incredible bumper music by John Deley . Also check out Dan’s new Substack site, Pages and Frames , for more film-related material. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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