My Salinger Year

2020 · 101 min · EN · R · 6.3 (208 votes)

Dir. Philippe Falardeau · Starring Margaret Qualley, Sigourney Weaver, Douglas Booth, Seána Kerslake, Brían F. O'Byrne, Colm Feore · Music Martin Léon

“The true story of a literary education.”

Drama

A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.

VIBE

A tender, quiet exploration of a young woman finding her place amidst the bustling literary scene of 90s New York. It feels like a warm, introspective letter from the past, full of earnest yearning and the quiet hum of creative possibility.

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