2023-08-26 06:43:24
Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr. Born in Richmond, Virginia on March 2, 1930 and died in Manhattan on May 14, 2018, he was an American writer and journalist, who has been considered one of the parents of the new journalism. Throughout his influential career, Wolfe challenged the boundaries between journalism and literatureleaving an indelible mark on the history of literary journalism.
Thus, Radical Wolfe offers a comprehensive look at the literary provocateur who was Tom Wolfe. The documentary follows Wolfe’s life, from his years as a Yale doctoral student and reporter disenchanted with formality, to his success with works like The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test y Radical Chic, his stardom in the 1980s and his final years characterized by his grumpy attitude and his relationship with the George W. Bush administration. The documentary includes interviews with Michael Lewis (whose Vanity Fair article inspired the documentary) and the voice of Jon Hamm reading snippets of Wolfe’s distinctive prose.
Over nearly 50 years, Tom Wolfe he played an exceptional role in American life, defining the journalism and literature of the day. Since his participation in the movement of New Journalism with his essays in the 1960s until the fascination he generated with The Right Stuff In 1979, Wolfe fused creativity with nonfiction journalism, blurring the lines between the two genres.
The documentary Radical Wolfe captures the evolution of his style and his controversial public figure, characterized by his white suits and cheerful contrarianism. The film, distributed by Kino Lorberwill hit theaters on Friday, September 15, paying homage to the enduring influence of Tom Wolfe in American literary and journalistic culture. Watch the trailer below, exclusively. @mundiario
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