Genius (2016)

Directed by

Michael Grandage

Genre

drama film, biographical film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 726 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1920s New York, editor Max Perkins works with authors like F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. He takes on a challenging new writer, Thomas Wolfe, forming a intense creative partnership that strains Perkins's family life.

dramaticcontemplativeliteraryintrospectivebittersweetmeasuredfocused

What happens

Genius is a 2016 biographical drama film directed by Michael Grandage and written by John Logan, based on the 1978 National Book Award-winner Max Perkins: Editor of Genius by A. Scott Berg. The film stars Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Laura Linney, Dominic West, and Guy Pearce. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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