Genius
A good example of a prestige pic that is not only literate but surprisingly vibrant.
Genius
From Academy Award-nominated screenwriter John Logan (Gladiator, The Aviator, Hugo, Skyfall) and acclaimed, Tony Award-winning director Michael Grandage (former artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse) in his feature film debut, comes Genius, a stirring drama about the complex friendship and transformative professional relationship between the world-renowned book editor Maxwell Perkins (who discovered F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway) and the larger-than-life literary giant Thomas Wolfe. Based on the biography “Max Perkins: Editor of Genius” by A. Scott Berg, Genius stars Colin Firth as Perkins, Jude Law as Wolfe, Nicole Kidman as Aline Bernstein, a costume designer sharing a tumultuous relationship with Wolfe, Laura Linney as Louise Perkins, Max’s wife and a talented playwright, Guy Pearce as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Dominic Westas Ernest Hemingway.
Genre
Bio-pic,
Epic
Runtime
104
Language
English
Director
MICHAEL GRANDAGE
Cast
Nicole Kidman,
Guy Pearce,
Colin Firth,
Dominic West,
Vanessa Kirby
Awards:
Nominee, Golden Bear, Berlin International Film Festival
Nominee, Best First Feature Award, Berlin International Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Of all the creative gifts, the ability to edit — that is, to edit text — is the least heralded and the least understood. Most people have never been edited, and those who benefit from it most tend to forget that the editing ever happened. But the ability to see a shape within a mess, to recognize a ...
Played at
Town Center 5 6.17.16 - 7.07.16
Claremont 5 6.17.16 - 6.30.16
Playhouse 7 6.17.16 - 7.07.16
NoHo 7 6.17.16 - 6.30.16
Monica Film Center 6.24.16 - 6.30.16
Lumiere Music Hall 7.01.16 - 7.21.16
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