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16/09/2022 Documentary 1h 34m
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Overview

Prolific writer Joyce Carol Oates has remained intensely private. Until now. Through a long-standing friendship, and persistent inquiry, director Stig Bjorkman is granted unprecedented access to document her mornings of longhand writing, her walks with her husband—to visit her within her solitude.

  1. Stig Björkman

    Writer, Director

  2. Dominika Daubenbüchel

    Writer

  3. Stina Gardell

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Joyce Carol Oates

    Self

  2. Laura Dern

    Voice

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Reviews

A review by Brent Marchant
Written by Brent Marchant on 2023-09-13
Telling the story of a talented and prolific artist can be quite a challenge: What should be included? What should be excluded? And how should the narrative effectively fuse the personal and professional sides of the artist’s life? It’s a task that’s easy to get wrong (and, unfortunately, it happens far too often in many contemporary film biographies). So it’s indeed comforting to see one that gets things right, as is the case with this well-crafted documentary about writer Joyce Carol Oates, author of more than 100 books (many of them award winners) in multiple genres, both under her ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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