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American Fiction is a 2023 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cord Jefferson in his feature directorial debut. Based on the 2001 novel Erasure by Percival Everett , it follows a frustrated novelist-professor who writes an outlandish satire of stereotypical "Black" books , only for it to be mistaken for serious literature and ...
Dec 22, 2023 · Jeffrey Wright stars as a novelist who writes a controversial book under a pen name to expose the hypocrisy of the publishing industry. The film satirizes race relations, gay characters, and the Oscars in a hilarious and provocative way.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Cord Jefferson
- 2023-12-22
Jeffrey Wright plays a novelist who writes a racist \"Black\" book to expose the industry's hypocrisy. American Fiction is a satire that explores the stereotypes and tropes of \"Black\" entertainment.
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- Cord Jefferson
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- Jeffrey Wright
Dec 15, 2023 · A film based on Percival Everett's novel Erasure, about a Black author who writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym and becomes a sensation. The film explores the themes of Black representation, identity, and marketability in literature and media.
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Mar 10, 2024 · American Fiction is a comedy-drama about a Black author who writes a bestseller under a pseudonym. The film, based on a novel by Percival Everett, won Best Adapted Screenplay and other awards for Cord Jefferson and Laura Karpman.
Dec 14, 2023 · Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction” is a cagey, cerebral dramedy about a joke that backfires on its author, a stone-faced literature professor named Thelonious Ellison (Jeffrey Wright) who...
