My Salinger Year

Canada 2021, 101 minutes
Dir. Philippe Falardeau
English
Rating: [M] Offensive language & sexual references
Genres: Drama, Comedy

Topics: Literary Arts.

Feat. Margaret Qualley, Sigourney Weaver, Douglas Booth, Seána Kerslake, Colm Feore

“Buoyed by an appealing duet of star turns from Margaret Qualley and Sigourney Weaver.”~Tim Robey, The Telegraph

Aroview: Light drama set in the world of literary arts in the pre-digital era, from French-Canadian director Philippe Falardeau (MONSIEUR LAZHAR).

Set in the mid-90's, Margaret Qualley (daughter of actress Andie MacDowell) plays an idealistic young writer who impulsively quits graduate school, getting her foot in the door of the publishing industry through an assistant role to a prickly literary agent (Sigourney Weaver). THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA but for the literary world, this is an undemanding film which still manages a touching commentary on the enduring value of mentorship in the arts. Based upon the memoir of the same name by Joanna Rakoff.

NZ International Film Festival 2021