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My Salinger Year (2020)

20/02/2020 (CA)Drama1h 41m
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The true story of a literary education.

Overview

A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.

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    1. Margaret Qualley

      Margaret Qualley

      Joanna

    2. Sigourney Weaver

      Sigourney Weaver

      Margaret

    3. Douglas Booth

      Douglas Booth

      Don

    4. Seána Kerslake

      Seána Kerslake

      Jenny

    5. Brían F. O'Byrne

      Brían F. O'Byrne

      Hugh

    6. Colm Feore

      Colm Feore

      Daniel

    7. Théodore Pellerin

      Théodore Pellerin

      Boy From Winston-Salem

    8. Yanic Truesdale

      Yanic Truesdale

      Max

    9. Hamza Haq

      Hamza Haq

      Karl

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    A review by tmdb28039023

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    Written by tmdb28039023 on Aug 28, 2022

    J.D. Salinger didn’t write to be read – or seen. The author of The Catcher in the Rye stopped publishing in 1965 – but continued writing until his death 45 years later –, and long before that he had made up his mind to refuse to allow film adaptations of his work (a non-acceptance that has miraculously survived him). As a result, the lazy and the uncreative have had to find alternative avenues for profiting from Salinger's work. The most recent example of this is My Salinger Year, a drama written and directed by Philippe Falardeau, based on Joanna Rakoff's memoir of the same name. In 199...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Revenue$236,653.00

    Keywords

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    • based on novel or book
    • roommates
    • romance
    • coming of age
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    • memory
    • literary agent
    • typewriter
    • novelist
    • poetry reading
    • boyfriend girlfriend relationship
    • aspiring writer
    • 1990s
    • fan mail
    • jd salinger
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