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Why Do Movies About Classic Authors Have To Be So Serious… So Dull?

WORDS Posted: November 1, 2019 2:28 pm

Let us count the ways in which we’ve been force-fed dour, vitamin-deficient biopics of our favorite authors. Why. So. Serious. On top of being ponderous, such work bristles with the insecurity of filmmakers timidly making the case for long-dead writers; every hushed scene screams the anxious question: Will people take their work seriously if we don’t present them seriously? – New York Magazine

WORDS Published: 11.01.19

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