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Plot

Part of the PBS American Masters series, this documentary is a portrait of American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Born in St. Paul, MN, he wrote short stories and novels about the empty morals of rich Jazz age partygoers in the 1920s. Considered his finest achievement, The Great Gatsby questioned the values of success and the American dream. Troubled by alcoholism and his marriage to the ailing Zelda, F. Scott Fitzgerald remains one of the leading 20th century American literary figures.
Genre(s):
Documentary,Special Interest
Run Time:
90min.
DVD Release Date:
02/19/2002
Director(s):
DeWitt L. Sage
Starring:
Campbell Scott , Laura Linney
Themes:
Mental Illness,Tortured Genius,Writer's Life
Tone:
Bittersweet,Elegiac,Intimate,Literate,Melancholy,Poignant
Keywords:
American-dream,career-retrospective,dedication,family-strife,husband-and-wife,icon,life-story,literature,mental-illness,novel,writer,writing
Language:
English