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2018 | Color | 107:00

When Lee Israel falls out of step with the current styles, she turns her art form into deception. An adaptation of the memoir Can You Ever Forgive Me?, the true story of bestselling celebrity biographer Lee Israel. 


Direction: Heller; Marielle
Script: Holofcener; Nicole, Whitty; Jeff
Production: Carey; Anne, Nauiokas; Amy, Yarnell; David
Photography: Trost; Brandon
Sound: White; Joe
Music: Heller; Nate
Cast:McCarthy; Melissa, Grant; Richard E., Curtin; Jane, Deavere Smith; Anna, Wells; Dolly
Art direction: Carter; Stephen, Mudd; Marci
Participation year at FICM: 2018

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