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6.5

Genius

PG-13·2016·104m

History

Drama

History

Drama

Summary

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.

Cast

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

Harry Attwell

Assistant Editor

Angela Ashton

Bertha Perkins

Eve Bracken

Zippy Perkins

Gillian Hanna

Julia Wolfe

Corey Johnson

John Wheelock

Miquel Brown

Eleanor, Perkins' Maid

Rosy Benjamin

Scribner's Staff

Elaine Caulfield

Mabel Wolfe

Richard Dempsey

Director

Katya Watson

Jane Perkins

Lorna Doherty

Peggy Perkins

Makenna McBrierty

Nancy Perkins

Lucy Briers

Miss Wyckoff

Ray Strasser King

James, Mailroom Clerk

David Altaner

Scribner's Staff

Charles Dinsdale

Scribner's Staff

Erick Hayden

Scribner's Staff

Kenneth Hazeldine

Scribner's Staff

Oliver King

Scribner's Staff

Alex Large

Scribner's Staff

Charlotte Longfield

Scribner's Staff

Nick Mercer

Scribner's Staff

Kim Rosenfeld

Scribner's Staff

James Wallace

Scribner's Staff

Katherine Kingsley

Purring Woman

Richard Clark

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

Stella McCabe

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

Christopher Oram

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

Mike Vessey

Guest at Purring Woman's Table

Maddie Rice

Actress

Ian Drysdale

Actor

Alistair Sanderson

Lighting Technician

Alexander Scrivens

Lighting Technician

Cassandra Nina

Woman at Bar

Pamela Okoroafor

Woman at Bar

Kenji Fenton

Band

Neville Malcolm

Band

Winston Rollins

Band

Chris Storr

Band

Frank Tontoh

Band

Jamal Crawford

Dancer

Kemi Durosinmi

Dancer

Jo Dyce

Dancer

Kevin Ketti

Dancer

Lesley Mutombo-Agbepa

Dancer

Joshua Robinson

Dancer

Andrew Byron

Grand Central Station Conductor

Jane Perry

John Hopkins Hospital Nurse

James Bierman

Funeral Minister

Trina Dillon

Effie Wolfe

Gary Thomsett

Frank Wolfe

Mark Phillimore

Frederick Wolfe

Avinashi Sharma

Grandfather - Immigrant

Crew

Director

Michael Grandage

Book, Novel

A. Scott Berg

Screenplay

John Logan

Reviews

Rangan

February 14, 2017

**Behind a great writer, there's a genius editor!**

I felt the title 'Genius' was not appropriate for how the story revolved in the film. It was more like a commitment and priority given to those undertaking than any other stuffs and that's why it looked like a genius from others eyes. Though I won't deny the experience always comes very handy. This film tells the story of ant editor and how he meets one of the best writers of his time. But they two together give the literature world some masterpiece works and that's the tale the film very genuinely presented to us.

This story takes place around the 1930s. An enthusiastic writer and a genius editor develop a strong bond, especially from their professional, but it goes beyond that. When both the families struggle while these two men completely dissolved with their works. So the takes from different angles about the different issues nicely revealed.

This biographical film is nothing short for any inspiration if you are looking for some. If you are a book lover, then this is not to be missed, especially if you have read the books by Thomas Wolfe. It's unbelievable that the film was made by a first time director. The actors, including the Colin Firth and Jude Law in the major roles was exceptionally good. We have seen many great films about the authors, so for a difference this film focused on an editor. It stands on the line of Bryan Cranston's 'Trumbo'. I hope you won't miss it, because it is so good if you appreciate the real life achievers, even those standing behind someone's achievements.

_8/10_