Set in 1995, Joanna, an aspiring writer and poet, leaves Berkeley, California and her boyfriend Karl and moves to New York City and takes a job at one of New York’s oldest literary agencies run by Margaret. Unbeknownst to Joanna, the agency looks after the interests of the notoriously reclusive writer J. D. Salinger. She has not read any of Salinger’s books, including The Catcher in the Rye. She moves into an apartment with a new boyfriend, Don. Margaret does not believe that computers are helpful and makes Joanna type letters for her using a typewriter. In her time at the agency, Joanna’s responsibilities include responding to the large volume of fan mail that Salinger is sent. As was agency policy, Joanna responds with a generic response that explained that Salinger did not read fan mail however, she is tempted to give a proper reply to some of Salinger’s fans. Her period at the agency coincides with Salinger’s proposed publication of the Hapworth 16, 1924 short story that had previously been published in The New Yorker. She helps liaise with the small publisher and goes to Georgetown University for a meeting between Salinger and the publisher, which also coincides with a concert that her old boyfriend is performing in Washington D.C. . Margaret starts to trust Joanna more and lets her read some manuscripts and articles. Don and Joanna are invited to the wedding of Don’s best friend, but Don does not initially tell Joanna as he wants to go on his own. While Don is away, Joanna decides to leave him and move out. Joanna sells her first book for the agency and is offered a bigger role at the agency however, she wants to pursue her dream of becoming a writer and quits.
- Starring : Margaret Qualley / Sigourney Weaver
- Genre : Drama
- Country : Canada / Ireland
- Language : English
- Director : Philippe Falardeau
- Production : micro_scope / Parallel Film Productions
- Distributor : Bir Film / Memento Films International / Memento Films / Metropole Films / Métropole Films Distribution / Paradiso Entertainment / Ascot Elite Entertainment Group / Forefront Media Group / Mongrel Media
My Salinger Year movie
My Salinger Year release date
- February 20, 2020 : Germany (Berlin International Film Festival)
- October 16, 2020 : Germany (Film Fest Gent)
- October 23, 2020 : Canada
- November 20, 2020 : Spain
My Salinger Year cast
- Margaret Qualley as Joanna
- Sigourney Weaver as Margaret
- Douglas Booth as Don
- Seána Kerslake as Jenny
- Brían F. O’Byrne as Hugh
- Colm Feore as Daniel
- Théodore Pellerin as Boy from Winston-Salem
- Yanic Truesdale as Max
- Hamza Haq as Karl
- Leni Parker as Pam
- Ellen David as Placement Agent
- Romane Denis as High school girl
- Tim Post as J.D. Salinger
- Gavin Drea as Mark
- Matt Holland as Clifford Bradbury
My Salinger Year is a 2020 Canadian-Irish drama film, written and directed by Philippe Falardeau, based upon the memoir of the same name by Joanna Rakoff. It stars Margaret Qualley, Sigourney Weaver, Douglas Booth, Seána Kerslake, Colm Feore and Brían F. O’Byrne.
Its world premiere was at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 20, 2020. It is scheduled to be released in Canada on October 23, 2020, by Mongrel Media.
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