Written and helmed by Benedict Andrews, this new version aggressively captures the tragicomic elements that have always defined this classic: It’s about as subtle as the brightly colored, sometimes mismatched garb worn by its actors.
More than from any other Poe biographer, we get the nuances of the writer’s life, almost on a day-by-day basis, an approach that is an indispensable way of re-creating the whole man.
A medley of moral quandaries, the picture works as a simmering psychological thriller before steadily cooling into an intimate drama seasoned with piquant performances.
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