The Book That Wrote Itself

The Book That Wrote Itself (2000)

Wanted: Filmmaker to document mad and amusing novel on video. Will pay a small fee.

Radar 32Slightly unusual1h 11mComedy

The Radar read

A quieter title still finding its audience, though the rating rests on a thin sample, so treat it as provisional.

Synopsis

"Vincent believes he has written the great Irish novel. When publishers turn it down he decides to prove them wrong by turning it into a movie. The film culminates at the Venice film festival, where Vincent pitches George Clooney, Branagh, DeNiro & others what he now believes to be the great Irish film. The Book That Wrote Itself is an eccentric black comedy on the pretensions of art & filmmaking."

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Radar score32/100
Quality signal64/100
Audience rating7.0
Votes counted2
Trust signalSlightly unusual

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