Genius (2016 film) 天才捕手
Genius is a 2016 British-American 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, Dominic West and Guy Pearce. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.
Storyline
When, one day of 1929, writer Thomas Wolfe, decided to keep the appointment made by Max Perkins, editor at Scribner's, he had no illusions: his manuscript would be turned down as had invariably been the case. But, to his happy amazement, his novel, which was to become "Look Homeward, Angel", was accepted for publication. The only trouble was that it was overlong (300 pages) and had to be reduced. Although reluctant to see his poetic prose trimmed, Wolfe agreed and helped by Perkins, who had become a true friend, with the result that it instantly became a favorite with the critics and best seller. Success was even greater in 1935 when "Of Time end the River" appeared, but the fight for reducing Wolfe's logorrheic written expression had been even longer, with 5,000 pages, Perkins managed to cut 90,000 words from the book, and bitter ultimately taking its toll, the relationships between the two men gradually deteriorating. Wolfe did not feel grateful to Perkins any longer but had started... Written by Guy Bellinger
CAST
Colin Firth as Maxwell Perkins
Jude Law as Thomas Wolfe
Nicole Kidman as Aline Bernstein
Dominic West as Ernest Hemingway
Guy Pearce as F. Scott Fitzgerald
Laura Linney as Louise Saunders
Vanessa Kirby as Zelda Fitzgerald
Makenna McBrierty as Nancy Perkins
Kumud Pant as Train Commuter
STAFF
Directed by Michael Grandage
Produced by James Bierman, Michael Grandage, John Logan, Tracey Seaward
Screenplay by John Logan
Based on: Max Perkins: Editor of Genius by A. Scott Berg
Music by Adam Cork
Cinematography: Ben Davis
Edited by Chris Dickens
Production company: Michael Grandage Company, Desert Wolf Productions, Riverstone Pictures
Distributed by Summit Entertainment
Release date: February 16, 2016 (Berlin), June 10, 2016 (United States)
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Language: English
Budget: $17 million
Box office: $5.6 million