Can You Ever Forgive Me?
First screened in October 2018

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Director: Marielle Heller. Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Jane Curtin, Dolly Wells, Stephen Spinella, Ben Falcone, Gregory Korostishevsky, Christian Navarro, Anna Deavere Smith, Erik LaRay Harvey, Pun Bandhu. Screenplay: Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty (based on the memoir by Lee Israel).

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Twitter Capsule: So layered! Tonally adroit. Perfectly acted. Historically specific. Love of words as dangerous siren.

VOR: ④  Seriocomic character studies can look familiar, but the team here is practically recuperating all-but-lost levels of precise, situated portraiture.

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Photo © 2018 Fox Searchlight Pictures

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B+

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Academy Award Nominations:
	Best Actress: Melissa McCarthy
	Best Supporting Actor: Richard E. Grant
	Best Adapted Screenplay: Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty
Golden Globe Nominations:
	Best Actress (Drama): Melissa McCarthy
	Best Supporting Actor: Richard E. Grant
Other Awards:
	Writers Guild of America: Best Adapted Screenplay
	New York Film Critics Circle: Best Supporting Actor (Grant)
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Screenplay
	Chicago Film Critics Association: Best Supporting Actor (Grant)
	Independent Spirit Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Grant); Best Screenplay

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