{"product_id":"0826663140071","title":"Swimming to Cambodia","description":"By rights, an 87-minute filmed monologue should be as stimulating as watching paint dry. Ah, but when the monologist is the brilliant Spalding Gray, then the audience is in for a cerebral feast. Based on his one-man Broadway presentation, \u003ci\u003eSwimming to Cambodia\u003c\/i\u003e is a mesmerizing account of Gray's experiences while playing a small role in the 1984 film \u003ci\u003eThe Killing Fields\u003c\/i\u003e. Gray's ramblings encompass such subject as Southeast Asian politics, the availability of sex and drugs in the Third World, and even a few choice observations about New York City. The monologist sits at a desk throughout, while director Jonathan Demme makes no effort to \"cinematize\" the material. Still, the film is a fascinating hour and a half, and few viewers will feel the impulse to walk out of the theatre or fast-forward the VCR. \u003ci\u003eSwimming to Cambodia\u003c\/i\u003e was followed by another Spalding Gray \"talking theatre\" piece, \u003ci\u003eMonster in a Box\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46561095385329,"sku":"0826663140071","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/0826663140071_p0.jpg?v=1765511139","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/0826663140071","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}