Genius

Genius

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New York City | Biography

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  • Genre(s): Drama, History
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Michael Grandage, Michael Grandage
  • Cast(s): Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Laura Linney, Guy Pearce See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 44min
  • Music: Adam Cork
  • Award(s): Golden Camera 2017 (Won)
    Movies for Grownups 2017 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Oppenheimer, Jesus Revolution
  • Story:
    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.
    Full Story
6.5/10
IMDb

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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
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.
Ratings

6.5/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Won
Golden Camera Award

Best International Actress For and | 2017 | Nicole

Best International Actress | 2017 | Nicole

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Nominations
Movies for Grownups Award

Best Buddy Picture | 2017 | Colin

Goya Award

Best European Film Mejor Pelcula Europea | 2017 | Michael

CineLibri for Masterful Literary Adaptation Award

Grand Prize for the Best Literary Adaptation | 2016 | Michael

BOX OFFICE

Box Office Collection 5,681,622 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

A. Scott Berg's biography "Max Perkins: Editor of Genius", on which the film is based, won the National Book Award in 1978.

The movie has been in development for 15 years, according to screenwriter John Logan, who first read the book in 1983.

Thomas Wolfe was 6'6", while Jude Law is 6'0" tall. Because of his height, Wolfe was known to write using the top of his refrigerator as a desk, which is shown in a scene in the movie, although the relative height of the refrigerator to the writer versus the actor would have been different.

In preparation for his part, Jude Law visited the The Thomas Wolfe Memorial in Wolfe's hometown Asheville, NC.

Michael Fassbender was cast as Thomas Wolfe but after the film was delayed, it caused scheduling conflicts and Fassbender dropped out. Jude Law later replaced him.

Popular Dialogues

"Aline Bernstein: I don't exist anymore. I've been edited."

"Maxwell Evarts Perkins: [talking to his wife from a phone booth] The surgeon said his brain was filled with tumors. A myriad of tumors. That's the word he used, "myriad". I think Tom would like that. There's nothing they can do, you see. The doctor said it was a matter of weeks. Might regain consciousness, most likely not. Maxwell Evarts Perkins: No, you stay with Nancy. You stay with Nancy. You should, you know, prepare her. She always loved Tom the most. The plural of "myriad" is "myriads", by the way."

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