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Mood:
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Plot:
- Writer's LifeIntrospectionArtists and ShowbizElderlyMind and SoulGolden YearsAgingAmericana more...
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Genres:
- IndependentDocumentary
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- AlabamaUSA
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Praise:
- Critically Acclaimed
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- Strong Female PresenceArchive FootageFilm in Film
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- Biography
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- SeriousRealistic
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Look:
- Partly B&W
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Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and 'To Kill a Mockingbird', 2010
English
USA
Profile of Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
The mood of Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and 'To Kill a Mockingbird' is sincere. The plot centers around elderly characters, the life of a writer, and introspection. It is an independent and documentary movie. Stylistically, it archive footage, stars a strong female character, and is a film in a film. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The setting is Alabama. It happens in contemporary times. Visually, it is partly black and white. It is drawn from a biography. It is known for being critically acclaimed.
Summary of Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
Fifty years after winning the Pulitzer Prize, To Kill a Mockingbird remains a beloved bestseller and quite possibly the most influential American novel of the 20th Century. Nearly one million copies are sold each year and the novel has been translated into more than forty languages worldwide. The film version, starring Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch, won a trio of Academy Awards, and the U.S. Postal Service's new stamp honoring Peck depicts him wearing glasses, as Finch. Behind it all was a young Southern girl named Nelle Harper Lee, who once said that she wanted to be South Alabama's Jane Austen. Hey, Boo explores Lee's life and unravels some of the mysteries surrounding her, including why she never published again. Containing never-before-seen photos and letters and an exclusive interview with Lee's sister, Alice Finch Lee, the film also brings to light the context and history of the novel's Deep South setting and the social changes it inspired after publication. Oprah Winfrey, Tom Brokaw, Anna Quindlen, Rosanne Cash, Wally Lamb, Richard Russo, Scott Turow, Andrew Young and others reflect on the novel's power, influence, and popularity, and the many ways it has shaped their lives.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 7 November 2010 |
| Runtime: | 78 min |
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Users Reviews
- 15.May.2011
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- by: Sabata
- Sabata rated this movie
8/10Great
- 15.May.2011
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- by: Django
- Django rated this movie5/10So-so
