The Great Gatsby
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From
the uniquely imaginative mind of writer/producer/director Baz Luhrmann
comes the new big screen adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The
Great Gatsby.
The filmmaker will create his own distinctive visual interpretation of
the classic story, bringing the period to life in a way that has never
been seen before, in a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title
role.
"The Great Gatsby" follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick
Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the
spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz and bootleg
kings.
Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious,
party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his
cousin, Daisy, and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom
Buchanan.
It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the
super-rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness,
within and without the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible
love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror
to our own modern times and struggles.
It's a classic in every sense of the word, and Lurhmann's unqiue visual
style really goes hand in hand with this tale. Whether it will be as
good as the fictional version made in Entourage remains to be seen...
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