The End of the Tour (2015) (original) (raw)
In 1996, shortly after the publication of his groundbreaking novel Infinite Jest, acclaimed author David Foster Wallace sets off on a five-day interview with Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky. The interview is never published. Five days of audio tapes are packed away in Lipsky�s closet, and the two men never meet again.
In 1996, shortly after the publication of his groundbreaking novel Infinite Jest, acclaimed author David Foster Wallace sets off on a five-day interview with Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky. The interview is never published. Five days of audio tapes are packed away in Lipsky�s closet, and the two men never meet again. (less)
Director: James Ponsoldt
Writer: Donald Margulies
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Segel, Anna Chlumsky, Joan Cusack, Mamie Gummer, Mickey Sumner
Producer: Matt DeRoss
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Review by Brian Orndorf, August 6, 2015
7 / 10
�The End of the Tour� isn�t a bio-pic of the late author, David Foster Wallace. Instead, it strives to find a way to communicate his soul through conversation, dramatizing a few days in his life that reveal more than he was expecting. Screenwriter Donald Margulies and director James Ponsoldt treat the subject with extreme care, balancing the troubled side of Wallace�s life with his intricate personality and reliance on defense mechanisms. �The End of the Tour� is a verbose but intimate study of intelligence and vulnerability, offering a special perspective on a writer adored by critics and rea ...read more...
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