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Elmore Leonard: "But Don't Try to Write"
“The crime fiction writer who transcended the genre.”
4.5 / 10• 2021• 56m•NR• English
DocumentaryHistory
Storyline
Elmore Leonard, author of more than 40 novels, is renowned in the literary community. From his westerns and early novels of crime based in Detroit and South Florida, right through his complex and virtually plotless later work, Elmore Leonard dissected an America whose founding sins have continued to haunt it all the days. Leonard’s depiction of America is as real as Twain’s Hannibal, Faulkner’s Mississippi and Steinbeck’s Monterey. The new documentary ELMORE LEONARD: “But don’t try to write” explores the prolific author’s legacy and his influence on generations of writers. The documentary features exclusive images and previously unseen home movie footage, family photographs, and in-depth interviews with both literary experts and those who knew him well, including colleagues, family, and childhood friends.
Cast & Crew
Campbell Scott
Self - Narrator (voice)
Lead
Wendy Calhoun
Self
Bridgett M. Davis
Self
CD
Cheryl Dorsey
Self
JH
James Hall
Self
ML
Mike Lupica
Self
OP
Otto Penzler
Self
Graham Yost
Self
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Mulholland's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Elmore Leonard: "But Don't Try to Write" is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
