Raymond Carver

1938-05-25 Clatskanie, Oregon, USA 17 Credits

Biography

Raymond Clevie Carver Jr. was an American short-story writer and poet. Carver contributed to the revitalization of the American short story during the 1980s.

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The Idea

The Idea

2025

Original Story

Writing

A bored couple's fascination with spying on their younger neighbors blurs the line between curiosity and intrusion.

(des)Conexión

(des)Conexión

2021

Original Story

Writing
The Student's Wife

The Student's Wife

2019

Story

Writing

A young wife faces a sleepless night as she deals with anxiety and memories, much to the chagrin of her husband.

Five Boys and a Wheel

Five Boys and a Wheel

2016

Story

Writing

A young father has to help his son out of a petty conflict with the neighbors. As the parents of each respective family are summoned to discuss the is...

Whoever Was Using This Bed

Whoever Was Using This Bed

2016

Story

10.0
Writing

A married couple is woken in the dead of night by a mysterious phone call. Unable to sleep, they are drawn into an unsettling examination of their fea...

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

2014

Short Story

7.5
Writing

A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night appr...

Men Who Don't Work

Men Who Don't Work

2011

Story

Writing

When an unusual family moves into a house on his route, a small town postman becomes enthralled by their mystery and strives to understand them. Based...

Everything Must Go

Everything Must Go

2011

Short Story

6.2
Writing

When an alcoholic relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighb...

After the Denim

After the Denim

2010

Story

Writing

"After the Denim" is the story of James Packer, a retired accountant and recovering alcoholic who transforms from a bristly, argumentative, resentful ...

Traffic Flow: Normal

Traffic Flow: Normal

2006

Novel

6.5

In the confined space of a typical school bus, two contrasting characters share an ordinary day on the road just before Christmas.

Jindabyne

Jindabyne

2006

Short Story

5.5
Writing

Outside the Australian town of Jindabyne, local man Stuart Kane is on a fishing trip with friends when they discover the body of a murdered girl.

Everything Goes

Everything Goes

2004

Story

5.3
Writing

A young couple offer to buy the furniture of a middle-aged man whose wife just left him - but they end up with more than they bargained for. Hugo Weav...

What We Talk About When We Talk About Love

2000

Short Story

Writing

Short film based on "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" by writer Raymond Carver.

Short Cuts

Short Cuts

1993

Author

7.2

Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a bo...

To Write and Keep Kind

To Write and Keep Kind

1992

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

A PBS documentary on the life and work of writer Raymond Carver. It features interviews with his family and friends, and provides an insightful look a...

Raymond Carver: Dreams Are What You Wake Up From

Raymond Carver: Dreams Are What You Wake Up From

1989

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

When Raymond Carver died in 1988, he was mourned as a national literary figure and shortlisted for the Pulitzer prize yet only ten years earlier he wa...

Raymond Carver: Dreams Are What You Wake Up From

Raymond Carver: Dreams Are What You Wake Up From

1989

Story

Writing

When Raymond Carver died in 1988, he was mourned as a national literary figure and shortlisted for the Pulitzer prize yet only ten years earlier he wa...