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J.T. LeRoy

2019 · 105 min

A slow-burn, melancholic exploration of identity and deception that keeps you engaged with its tense, satirical take on literary celebrity.

Directed by: Justin Kelly
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Diane Kruger

Tagline: Based on the incredible true lie.
Overview: A young woman named Savannah Knoop spends six years pretending to be a transgender writer named JT Leroy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law.

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Directed by: Justin Kelly
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Diane Kruger

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
deception
celebrity
art
gender
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, history
Directed by: Justin Kelly
Written by: Justin Kelly, Savannah Knoop
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern, Diane Kruger, Jim Sturgess, Courtney Love, Kelvin Harrison Jr., James Jagger, Eric Plamondon
Music: Tim Kvasnosky
Cinematography: Bobby Bukowski
Runtime: 105 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: French, English

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