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Shirley is a 2020 American biographical drama film directed by Josephine Decker and written by Sarah Gubbins, based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Susan Scarf Merrell, which formed a "largely fictional story" around novelist Shirley Jackson during the time period she was writing her 1951 novel Hangsaman. [5]
Jun 5, 2020 · Shirley: Directed by Josephine Decker. With Elisabeth Moss, Odessa Young, Michael Stuhlbarg, Logan Lerman. A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
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- Biography, Drama, Mystery
- Josephine Decker
- 2020-06-05
Elevated by outstanding work from Elisabeth Moss, Shirley pays tribute to its subject's pioneering legacy with a biopic that ignores the commonly accepted boundaries of the form. Shirley...
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- Josephine Decker
- R
- Elisabeth Moss
Jun 5, 2020 · This highly-anticipated film is based on Susan Scarf Merrell's novel Shirley, which imagined the life of Shirley Jackson and her husband Stanley Hyman, as seen through the eyes of a fictional couple who come to live with them in North Bennington.
Feb 20, 2024 · In Shirley, King portrays the American trailblazer Shirley Chisholm, a politician who made history as the first Black woman elected to Congress and the first Black candidate to seek a major party's nomination for president. The movie specifically focuses on her 1972 presidential campaign bid.
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US Release Date: June 5, 2020 Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Logan Lerman, Michael Stuhlbarg Directed By: Josephine Decker Synopsis: A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after...
- 2 min
- 941.4K
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Novelist Shirley Jackson and her husband take in a young couple who begin to inspire Jackson's next novel in this spellbinding thriller.