“Genius is but the free and harmonious play of all the faculties of a human being.”
“"Genius" (which means transcendent capacity of taking trouble, first of all).”
“Genius is the power of lighting one's own fire.”
“Genius is not so much a light as it is a constant awareness of the surrounding gloom.”
“Ilud ingeniorum velut præcox genus, non temere unquam pervenit ad frugem.”
“Learning we thank, Genius we revere: That gives us pleasure, This gives us rapture; That informs, This inspires; and is itself inspired; for genius is from heaven, learning from man.”
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2016 · 1h 44m · History · Drama
TMDB 6.5/10 (728 votes)
New York in the 1920s. Max Perkins, a literary editor is the first to sign such subsequent literary greats as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. When a sprawling, chaotic 1,000-page manuscript by an unknown writer falls into his hands, Perkins is convinced he has discovered a literary genius.
Directed by Michael Grandage
Box office $6M worldwide
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Michael GrandageDirector
Colin Firthas Max Perkins
Jude Lawas Thomas Wolfe
Nicole Kidmanas Aline Bernstein
Laura Linneyas Louise Saunders
Guy Pearceas F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dominic Westas Ernest Hemingway
Vanessa Kirbyas Zelda Fitzgerald
Demetri Goritsasas John WheelockHarry Attwellas Assistant Editor
Angela Ashtonas Bertha PerkinsEve Brackenas Zippy PerkinsGillian Hannaas Julia Wolfe
Corey Johnsonas John Wheelock
Miquel Brownas Eleanor, Perkins' MaidCast & crew political lean — 6 of 15 researched: 3 left · 0 center · 0 right · 3 no public record. Based only on cited public statements, endorsements, and documented donations.
