Writer Movies

The story of a young poet who became a symbol for Finnish optimism and was subsequently forced underground during Tsar Nicholas II's oppressive...

The story tells an interesting moment in the life of Ennio Flaiano, his meeting with Federico Fellini and his relationship with the famous producer...

A depressed therapist hires a writer to edit his suicide note before unexpectedly discovering something.

A once-hopeful screenwriter on the brink of burnout shares one last joint with his stoner best friend.

Marcos was once a successful author of children's books. For years, his goal has been to finish his first "adult" and "serious" novel. But his lack...

Rajaram, a writer and an orator has been fondling a dream around his son Sidharth. While the father is ensconced in these thoughts, the son Sidharth...

This film is not a classic portrait but a documentary using fiction to bring Martin Suter’s novels to life while introducing us to the author...

In his exploration of the cultural dynamic between East and West, Adolf Muschg, the most significant Swiss writer since Frisch and Dürrenmatt,...

Part documentary, part drama, this film presents the life and work of Jack Kerouac, an American writer with Québec roots who became one of the...

Warsaw, Poland, 1953. Mr. T., a renowned writer, lives in a hotel and earns his living by giving private lessons.

Recorded readings of Swiss writer Robert Walser's late texts and micrographs join with documentary tableaux of his long array of residences, leaving...

A documentary recreating the life and writings of celebrated Irish author James Joyce with readings from his most famous works filmed on location in...

Louie, an acclaimed writer, returns to his hometown after his father's death. Confronted with a host of people from his past, Louie is forced to...

A biographical documentary of musician/author Kinky Friedman.

The film tells of the radical life-search by the Swiss writer Paul Nizon, born 1929 in Bern, Switzerland, who became what “he was meant to...

Scenes of the childhood of a girl, living in a small Brazilian town.

A&E's long-running biography series takes a look at one of the 20th century's most emblematic figures, Ernest Hemingway. Through a collection of...

This documentary explores the inner life of François Mitterrand from a unique perspective: that of the writer he never ceased to be. From...