My Salinger Year

Canada 2021, 101 minutes
Dir. Philippe Falardeau
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: A delightful period drama set in the world of literary arts in the pre-digital era, from acclaimed director Philippe Falardeau (MONSIEUR LAZHAR).

Set in the mid-90's, Margaret Qualley 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 a light and 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