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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.
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.
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Sep 17, 2020. Full of intrigue, Motherless Brooklyn is a compelling film noir based on a bestselling novel. Set in 1950s New York, a PI with Tourette's Syndrome seeks to avenge his boss' murder...
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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. Scouring the jazz clubs and slums of Brooklyn, he soon uncovers a web of secrets.
Aug 31, 2019 · Home. Film. Reviews. Aug 31, 2019 8:45am PT. Film Review: ‘Motherless Brooklyn’. Edward Norton's ambitious film noir will make your brain hurt in not entirely unwelcome ways, as he plays an...
Sep 12, 2019 · Motherless Brooklyn review – Edward Norton's weighty labour of love | Toronto film festival 2019 | The Guardian. Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Edward Norton in Motherless Brooklyn. This is a strong...