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Nov 1, 2019 · Motherless Brooklyn: Directed by Edward Norton. 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.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Edward Norton
- 2019-11-01
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.
Oct 28, 2019 · Former New Line executive Toby Emmerich remembers when Norton, a longtime friend, first pitched the idea of a throwback Motherless Brooklyn right after the company bought the rights. He also ...
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Oct 18, 2019 · Motherless Brooklyn sees Edward Norton pulling triple duty, as he wrote and directed the film, as well as starred as its main protagonist, Lionel Essrog.
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Nov 1, 2019 · 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 investigate the murder of his boss and surrogate father ( Bruce Willis ’ Frank Minna), who plucked him and several other boys from a Catholic orphanage and trained them to be hard-boiled gumshoes.
Oct 31, 2019 · ‘Motherless Brooklyn’ Review: Edward Norton Fights the Power Broker The actor directs and stars (along with Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Alec Baldwin) in a big, ambitious adaptation of Jonathan Lethem...
Aug 31, 2019 · Edward Norton's ambitious film noir will make your brain hurt in not entirely unwelcome ways, as he plays an eccentric New York detective on the trail of corruption. By Peter...
