Genius (2016)
Director
Michael Grandage
Main cast
Jude Law; Nicole Kidman; Laura Linney; Guy Pearce; Dominic West
Genres
History, Drama
Description
New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, literary editor at Scribnerâs 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 â a relationship eyed with suspicion by their wives. When âLook Homeward, Angelâ becomes a resounding success, the writer grows increasingly paranoid.
Michael Grandage
Main cast
Jude Law; Nicole Kidman; Laura Linney; Guy Pearce; Dominic West
Genres
History, Drama
Description
New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, literary editor at Scribnerâs 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 â a relationship eyed with suspicion by their wives. When âLook Homeward, Angelâ becomes a resounding success, the writer grows increasingly paranoid.
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