Storyline
Follows the waves of literary, political, and cultural history as charted by the The New York Review of Books, America’s leading journal of ideas for over 50 years. Provocative, idiosyncratic and incendiary, the film weaves rarely seen archival material, contributor interviews, excerpts from writings by such icons as James Baldwin, Gore Vidal, and Joan Didion along with original verité footage filmed in the Review’s West Village offices.
Cast & Crew
Michael Chabon
Himself
Lead
Norman Mailer
Himself
Joan Didion
Herself
BE
Barbara Epstein
Herself
EH
Elizabeth Hardwick
Herself
Michael Stuhlbarg
Narration
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Martin Scorsese's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The 50 Year Argument is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
