New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor 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 falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius.
Acting
Jude Law's Wolfe is exhausting, magnificent, never stops talking.
Production
Glorious period detail; you can smell the ink and whiskey.
Director
Michael Grandage
Colin Firth
Max Perkins
Jude Law
Thomas Wolfe
Nicole Kidman
Aline Bernstein
Laura Linney
Louise Saunders
Guy Pearce
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dominic West
Ernest Hemingway
Vanessa Kirby
Zelda Fitzgerald
Demetri Goritsas
John Wheelock
Angela Ashton
Bertha Perkins
Gillian Hanna
Julia Wolfe
Corey Johnson
John Wheelock
Miquel Brown
Eleanor, Perkins' Maid
Rosy Benjamin
Scribner's Staff
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Max Perkins edited Look Homeward, Angel down from 330,000 words to 230,000. Wolfe's original title was 'O Lost' — Perkins made him change it.
This film practically invented the 'sad men in waistcoats typing beautifully' aesthetic that Peaky Blinders and The King's Speech later exploited. You're welcome, Tumblr.
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