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Algren (2021)

2021-10-21 · 1h 25m · EN
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Algren will spotlight the hard-knock life and authentic creative legacy of one of the most underrated writers of the twentieth century, Nelson Algren. Algren's brutally honest portrayal of the American underclass and his hard-nosed lifestyle became his pathway to compassion. Through interviews with Algren contemporaries, experts, and "literary soulmates," as well as through the photography of Algren's friends, Art Shay and Stephen Deutch, the film will tell his story. It will celebrate his tremendous contribution to and influence on American letters, and push Algren, champion of the marginalized, out from the margins.

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Michael CaplanDirector, WriterDrew HallWriterNelson AlgrenWriter

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Nelson AlgrenNelson AlgrenSelf (archive footage)Russell BanksRussell BanksSelfBilly CorganBilly CorganSelfAndrew DavisAndrew DavisSelfWilliam FriedkinWilliam FriedkinSelfPhilip KaufmanPhilip KaufmanSelfWayne KramerWayne KramerSelfJohn SaylesJohn SaylesSelfSuzanne McNearSuzanne McNearSelfStephen ElliottStephen ElliottSelfSimone de BeauvoirSimone de BeauvoirStuds TerkelStuds TerkelSelf

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Algren will spotlight the hard-knock life and authentic creative legacy of one of the most underrated writers of the twentieth century, Nelson Algren. Algren's brutally honest portrayal of the American underclass and his hard-nosed lifestyle became his pathway to compassion. Through interviews with Algren contemporaries, experts, and "literary soulmates," as well as through the photography of Algren's friends, Art Shay and Stephen Deutch, the film will tell his story. It will celebrate his tremendous contribution to and influence on American letters, and push Algren, champion of the marginalized, out from the margins.

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Algren has a runtime of 85 minutes.

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