Genius (2016)
3.3 of 5 from 51 ratings
1h 44min
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- Synopsis:
From Academy Award-nominated screenwriter John Logan and acclaimed, Tony Award-winning director Michael Grandage 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 West as Ernest Hemingway. - Actors:
- Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Laura Linney, Guy Pearce, Dominic West, Vanessa Kirby, Gillian Hanna, Angela Ashton, Eve Bracken, Katya Watson, Lorna Doherty, Makenna McBrierty, Miquel Brown, Corey Johnson, Lucy Briers, Harry Attwell, Ray Strasser King, David Altaner, Rosy Benjamin
- Directors:
- Michael Grandage
- Writers:
- A. Scott Berg, John Logan
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- Getting to Know: Nicole Kidman
