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Mar 2, 2012 · Nick Flynn (Dano) is a young writer seeking to define himself. His father Jonathan (De Niro), however, scrapes through life on his own terms and has not seen his son in 18 years. Taking a job at a homeless shelter, Nick finds purpose in his own life and work until one night Jonathan arrives seeking a bed. To give the two of them a shot at a ...
Synopsis. Working in a Boston homeless shelter, Nick Flynn re-encounters his father, a con man and self-proclaimed poet. Sensing trouble in his own life, Nick wrestles with the notion of reaching out yet again to his dad.
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Feb 20, 2012 · Being Flynn: Film Review. Writer-director Paul Weitz's drama stars Robert DeNiro as a a ranting alcoholic father who is reconnected with his son after 18 years. Robert De Niro and writer-director ...
Paul Weitz's gritty, sweet but mostly unsentimental film of Flynn's book puts a flawed, unpleasantly realistic face on homelessness and gives Robert De Niro his best role in a decade. Full Review ...
Mar 2, 2012 · Purchase Being Flynn on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Academy Award® winner Robert De Niro, Paul Dano and Academy Award nominee Julianne Moore give powerhouse performances in this compelling exploration of the unbreakable yet fragile bonds between parent and child, written and directed by Paul Weitz (About a Boy). Nick Flynn (Dano) is a young writer seeking to define ...
Mar 2, 2012 · The movie explores bonds both unbreakable and fragile between parent and child. Paul Dano portrays Nick Flynn, a young writer seeking to define himself. He misses his late mother, Jody, and her loving nature. But his father, Jonathan, is not even a memory, as Nick has not seen the man in 18 years. Jonathan Flynn has long defined himself as a great writer, “a master storyteller.” Suddenly ...
Feb 24, 2012 · Eventually the project made its way to Focus Features, but production on “Little Fockers,” starring Mr. De Niro and directed by Mr. Weitz, delayed it. “I made it clear to Paul that if he ...
