Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) — Screenplay
A struggling celebrity biographer, desperate and broke, forges letters from famous authors, aided by her unreliable friend Jack, to survive in a literary world that has rejected her.
- Written by
- Nicole Holofcener, Jeff Whitty
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama, Biography
- Length
- 134 pages
This screenplay offers a masterclass in tonal tightrope-walking, balancing sharp comedic dialogue with a poignant character study of loneliness and desperation. Study it for its vivid world-building of New York's literary underbelly and how its protagonist's morally gray arc unfolds through witty, revealing exchanges.
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