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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. Armed only with a few clues and the powerful engine of his obsessive mind, Lionel unravels closely-guarded secrets that hold the fate of the ...
When the death of his mentor—a smalltime hood who worked the streets of Brooklyn—upends his life, Lionel determines to track down the killers. The investigation leads him through a bewildering labyrinth of dead ends, double crosses, false leads, and red herrings. This guide references the 2000 Vintage Contemporary paperback edition.
Oct 18, 2019 · Motherless Brooklyn is a film noir masterpiece, full stop. Nobody makes movies like these anymore, at least not a version as pure and accurate as Edward Norton’s script and direction allow ...
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Motherless Brooklyn's imposing length requires patience, ... 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/20/19 Full Review Oscar Started out really slow in storyline/plot development. The last 25 ...
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Aug 31, 2019 · 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 detective on the trail of ...
Oct 31, 2019 · “Motherless Brooklyn” devotes a lot of time to explanation, which may be necessary given the intricacy of the plot, but which turns into a lecture after a while. A fable of power dissipates in ...
When actor and filmmaker Edward Norton adapted Motherless Brooklyn for the screen in 2019, he transposed the novel from a late-1990s setting to a 1950s timeline and made many other significant edits to the plot, characters, and structure of the story. Lethem said of Norton’s adaptation: “It’s as if the book was a dream the movie once had ...
