A young author takes a tutoring position at the estate of a legendary writer.A young author takes a tutoring position at the estate of a legendary writer.A young author takes a tutoring position at the estate of a legendary writer.
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- TriviaJ M Sinclair's oft repeated remark that great writers steal derives from a statement generally attributed to T S Eliot that "Good writers borrow, great writers steal".
- GoofsLiam rips up the manuscript of his novel and throws the pages in the lake, where they float on the surface. In the next scene at the lake, there are no traces of the pages on the water's surface. Given the number of pages it's likely that at least some of the manuscript would still be floating in the water.
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Interviewer: So, I thought we could start off by touching on the inspiration behind the novel. What exactly is it that drew you to tell this story?
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J. M. Sinclair (Richard E. Grant) and Hélène Sinclair (Julie Delpy) have hired Liam Somers (Daryl McCormack) to tutor their son Bertie (Stephen McMillan). J. M. Is a successful writer and aspiring writer Liam worships him. The family is still traumatized by a previous tragic incident. In the opening flashforward, Liam is a new exciting writer and there is a suggestion that great writers steal their material.
The obvious takeaway from the opening is that Liam stole his book. It's either him or J. M. This is a bit of a slow burn. It takes its time to reveal its secrets. There could be more red herrings. When it's done, I think Liam could do more to trap and trick J. M. This is rather simple. On the plus side, the actors are doing good work. They make this good.
The obvious takeaway from the opening is that Liam stole his book. It's either him or J. M. This is a bit of a slow burn. It takes its time to reveal its secrets. There could be more red herrings. When it's done, I think Liam could do more to trap and trick J. M. This is rather simple. On the plus side, the actors are doing good work. They make this good.
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- Dec 19, 2023
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- Gross US & Canada
- $310,746
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $166,601
- Jul 9, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $545,619
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
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