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Motherless Brooklyn is a 2019 American neo-noir crime film written, produced, and directed by Edward Norton, based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Jonathan Lethem. Set in 1957 New York City, the film stars Norton as a private investigator with Tourette syndrome, who is determined to solve the murder of his mentor.
With Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe. In 1950s New York, Lionel, a private detective with Tourette syndrome, sets out to uncover the mystery behind his mentor and only friend Frank's murder. Scouring the jazz clubs and slums of Brooklyn, he soon uncovers a web of secrets.
Lionel Essrog is a lonely private detective who doesn't let Tourette's syndrome stand in the way of his job. Gifted with a few clues and an obsessive mind, Lionel sets out to solve the murder of ...
Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The most surprising thing about director/writer/star Edward Norton ’s “Motherless Brooklyn” is how drastically it departs from its source. Jonathan Lethem ’s National Book award-winning novel focused on a Lionel Essrog (Norton), a detective with Tourette’s Syndrome posing as a reporter to ...
Scouring the jazz clubs and slums of Brooklyn, he soon uncovers a web of secrets. Set against the backdrop of 1950s New York, "Motherless Brooklyn" follows Lionel Essrog (Norton), a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome, as he ventures to solve his friend's murder.
Aug 31, 2019 8:45am PT. Film Review: ‘Motherless Brooklyn’. Edward Norton's ambitious film noir will make your brain hurt in not entirely unwelcome ways, as he plays an eccentric New York...
About. Set against the backdrop of 1950s New York, “Motherless Brooklyn” follows Lionel Essrog (Edward Norton), a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette's Syndrome, as he ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna (Bruce Willis).
