J Edgar

ORIGINAL TITLE: J EDGAR
YEAR: 2011
RUNNING TIME: 136 min

DIRECTOR Clint Eastwood
SCREENWRITER Dustin Lance Black
COMPOSER Clint Eastwood
CINEMATOGRAPHER Tom Stern
CAST Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts, Josh Lucas, Judi Dench, Armie Hammer, Ed Westwick, Dermot Mulroney, Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Donovan, Michael Gladis, Stephen Root
STUDIO/PRODUCER Imagine Entertainment / Malpaso Productions / Warner Bros. Pictures
OFFICIAL WEB http://www.jedgarmovie.com
AWARDS 2011: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actor - Drama (DiCaprio)
2011: Critics Choice Awards: Nominated for Best Actor (DiCaprio) & Best Makeup
GENRE Drama | Biography. Politics. Gay & Lesbian. The 20s. The 30s. The 40s. The 50s. The 60s. Based on a true story
SYNOPSIS/PLOT Biopic on FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, focusing on his scandalous career and controversial private life as a homosexual and rumored cross dresser.
PRO REVIEWS ----------------------------------------
\\\"A surprising collaboration that tackles its trickiest challenges with plausibility and good sense, while serving up a simmeringly caustic view of its controversial subject\\\'s behavior, public and private.\\\" (Todd McCarthy: The Hollywood Reporter)
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\\\"True to Eastwood\\\'s understated nature, J. Edgar offers the \\\"tasteful\\\" treatment of such potentially salacious subject matter, though a more outre Oliver Stone-like approach might have made for a livelier film.\\\" (Peter Debruge: Variety)
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\\\"A murky muddle of selective historical moments which comes alive when its compelling human story (...) is at the forefront. (...) when Eastwood turns his compassionate eye onto the frailties and emotions of his characters, the film flies\\\" (Mike Goodridge: Screendaily)
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