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    American Fiction

    R2023 · Comedy drama · 1h 57m

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  1. American Fiction is a 2023 American black 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 published to high sales and critical praise.

  2. Dec 22, 2023 · American Fiction: Directed by Cord Jefferson. With Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander. A novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.

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    • Comedy, Drama
    • Cord Jefferson
    • 2023-12-22
  3. Mar 1, 2024 · The film's multiple endings reveal a complex examination of societal expectations and media sensationalism. Monk's journey in American Fiction challenges perceptions of art and entertainment, emphasizing the need for connection. American Fiction, the latest film starring Jeffrey Wright, delivers a fantastic, thought-provoking ending with plenty ...

    • Charles Papadopoulos
    • Jeffrey Wright
    • Cord Jefferson
  4. Mar 9, 2024 · The A plot is Monk’s literary career. The B plot is everything else in his life. The two combine to make a statement about Black stories in the landscape of American fiction. Specifically, American Fiction is a satire of the way the literary and film institutions promote works that reinforce stereotypes around drugs, poverty, and violence in ...

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  6. Dec 19, 2023 · American Fiction has quickly become one of the most hotly anticipated movies of the fall after premiering at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to high critical acclaim and ...

  7. Feb 1, 2024 · In the film’s source material, Percival Everett’s 2001 book Erasure, Sintara’s book seemed to be a direct allusion to the somewhat controversial Push by Sapphire, famously adapted into the ...

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