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Genius

  • 20162016
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
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Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, and Laura Linney in Genius (2016)
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A chronicle of Max Perkins's time as the book editor at Scribner, where he oversaw works by Thomas Wolfe, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others.A chronicle of Max Perkins's time as the book editor at Scribner, where he oversaw works by Thomas Wolfe, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others.A chronicle of Max Perkins's time as the book editor at Scribner, where he oversaw works by Thomas Wolfe, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
20K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
9,272
119
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    • Director
      • Michael Grandage
    • Writers
      • John Logan(screenplay by)
      • A. Scott Berg(based on the book 'Max Perkins: Editor of Genius' by)
    • Stars
      • Colin Firth
      • Jude Law
      • Nicole Kidman
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Michael Grandage
    • Writers
      • John Logan(screenplay by)
      • A. Scott Berg(based on the book 'Max Perkins: Editor of Genius' by)
    • Stars
      • Colin Firth
      • Jude Law
      • Nicole Kidman
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    • 78User reviews
    • 127Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations

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    Guy Pearce in Genius (2016)
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    Top cast

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    Colin Firth
    Colin Firth
    • Max Perkins
    Jude Law
    Jude Law
    • Thomas Wolfe
    Nicole Kidman
    Nicole Kidman
    • Aline Bernstein
    Laura Linney
    Laura Linney
    • Louise Perkins
    Guy Pearce
    Guy Pearce
    • F. Scott Fitzgerald
    Dominic West
    Dominic West
    • Ernest Hemingway
    Vanessa Kirby
    Vanessa Kirby
    • Zelda Fitzgerald
    Gillian Hanna
    Gillian Hanna
    • Julia Wolfe
    Angela Sant'Albano
    Angela Sant'Albano
    • Bertha Perkins
    • (as Angela Ashton)
    Eve Bracken
    Eve Bracken
    • Zippy Perkins
    Katya Watson
    • Jane Perkins
    Lorna Doherty
    • Peggy Perkins
    Makenna McBrierty
    • Nancy Perkins
    Miquel Brown
    • Eleanor, Perkins' Maid
    Corey Johnson
    Corey Johnson
    • John Wheelock
    Lucy Briers
    • Miss Wyckoff
    Harry Attwell
    Harry Attwell
    • Assistant Editor
    Ray Strasser King
    • James, Mailroom Clerk
    • (as Ray Strasser-King)
    • Director
      • Michael Grandage
    • Writers
      • John Logan(screenplay by)
      • A. Scott Berg(based on the book 'Max Perkins: Editor of Genius' by)
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      A. Scott Berg's biography "Max Perkins: Editor of Genius", on which the film is based, won the National Book Award in 1978.
    • Goofs
      Maxwell Perkins tells Thomas Wolfe his book needs a new title that will appeal to potential purchasers, and gives the example of F. Scott Fitzgerald changing the title of a novel from "Trimalchio in West Egg" to "The Great Gatsby." The real Perkins, as Fitzgerald's editor, certainly would have known that "The Great Gatsby" was a flop upon its release in 1925 and did not sell well until the 1950s.
    • Quotes

      Aline Bernstein: I don't exist anymore. I've been edited.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Jude Law/Keri Russell/Fall Out Boy (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Flow Gently Sweet Afton
      (Sottish traditional)

      Composed by Jonathan E. Spillman

      (1873)

    User reviews78

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    'I don't exist anymore. I've been edited'
    GENIUS is the name attached to John Logan's screen lay adaptation of A. Scott Berg's 1979 novel 'Max Perkins: Editor of Genius' and Michael Granage directs a superlative cast in this recreation of the Depression of the 1930s America. Despite the fact that the film focuses on the raucous life of Thomas Wolfe, the true remarkable character throughout is Max Perkins – the editor at Scribner's in New York City who is responsible for the editing of the books of not only Wolfe but also of Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

    The film plays the period well opening in 1929 when writer Thomas Wolfe (Jude Law), decided to keep the appointment made by Max Perkins (Colin Firth), editor at Scribner's, he had no illusions: his manuscript would be turned down as had invariably been the case. But, to his amazement, his lengthy autobiographical novel 'O Lost', which was to become "Look Homeward, Angel" was accepted for publication. The only trouble was that it was overlong (5,000 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, managed to cut 90,000 words from the book, with the result that it instantly became a favorite with the critics and bestseller. Success was even greater in 1935 when "Of Time end the River" appeared but Wolfe's inability to cope with the editing process got in the way of his relationship with his mistress (Nicole Kidman) and with Max, and Wolfe died in 1938 after writing 'You Can't Go Home Again', 'The Web and the Rock' and some short stories. Wolfe remained faithful to his appreciation for Max Perkins and died from tuberculosis of the brain a lonely man at age 38.

    The supporting cast is superb – Laura Linney as Louis Perkins, Guy Pearce as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dominic West as Ernest Hemingway – and both Law and Firth carry the story well, maintaining a credible relationship in all its stages. Unfortunately the ending of the film is gushingly saccharine – not at all a good choice. But the movie is a tasty bit of acting and history and deserves to be seen.
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    • gradyharp
    • Sep 21, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 10, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Daho
    • Filming locations
      • Didcot, Oxfordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Desert Wolf Productions
      • Michael Grandage Company
      • Riverstone Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,361,045
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $98,274
      • Jun 12, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,435,006
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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