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New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, literary editor at Scribner’s Sons is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer named Thomas Wolfe falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius. Together the two men set out to work on a version for publication and a seemingly endless struggle over every single phrase ensues. During this process, Perkins the gentle family man and Wolfe the eccentric author become close – a relationship eyed with suspicion by their wives. When ‘Look Homeward, Angel’ becomes a resounding success, the writer grows increasingly paranoid.
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Michael Grandage
Actors: Angela Ashton, Colin Firth, Demetri Goritsas, Dominic West, Guy Pearce, Harry Attwell, Jude Law, Laura Linney, Nicole Kidman, Vanessa Kirby
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Release Date: 2016-06-10
Duration:
1h 44minRelease: 2016
Awards: 1 win & 6 nominations
IMDb: 6.5
TMDB: 6.502
Metacritic: 56/100