Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017)

10/11/2017 (US) • 1h 32m

Documentary

Overview

Griffin Dunne’s years-in-the-making documentary portrait of his aunt Joan Didion moves with the spirit of her uncannily lucid writing: the film simultaneously expands and zeroes in, covering a vast stretch of turbulent cultural history with elegance and candor.


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

melancholy

writer

adoring

awestruck

brisk

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