Rebel in the Rye

[Machine Translation] The 100th anniversary of J.D. Salinger's birth! A film adaptation of the true story of the legendary writer Salinger's mysterious life and the birth of his masterpieces, featuring a splendid cast and crew! Nicholas Hoult plays Salinger. Kevin Spacey plays Salinger's editor, Whit Burnett, who discovers Salinger's talent. Sarah Paulson plays the agent who supported the writer's career. The film was directed by Danny Strong, known for his screenplay for "The Tears of the President's Butler. The film is a heart-wrenching true-life drama with the Oscar-winning producers of "La La Land" and other Academy Award-winning films. --The year is 1939 in glamorous New York City. Aspiring writer, 20-year-old Salinger begins writing short stories under the advice of his editor, Burnett, and at the same time falls in love with Una, the daughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill, and is enjoying his youth. However, at the outbreak of World War II, he enlisted in the army and experienced hell on the front lines of the war. After the war, he painstakingly completed his first full-length novel ("The Catcher in the Rye"), which became a bestseller upon its release and catapulted Salinger to stardom as a genius writer. However, he gradually began to turn his back on the madness of the world...

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J.D.サリンジャー生誕100周年! 伝説の作家サリンジャーの謎に満ちた半生と名作誕生にまつわる真実の物語を豪華キャスト&スタッフで映画化! サリンジャーを演じるのは、ニコラス・ホルト。サリンジャーの才能を見出す編集者ウィット・バーネットに、ケヴィン・スペイシー。作家のキャリアを支えたエージェント役にサラ・ポールソン。メガホンを取ったのは『大統領の執事の涙』の脚本などで知られるダニー・ストロング。『ラ・ラ・ランド』他アカデミー賞作品賞の製作陣とともに心揺さぶる実話ドラマを作り上げた。 ――1939年の華やかなニューヨーク。作家を志す20歳のサリンジャーは編集者バーネットのアドバイスのもと短編を書き始め、その一方で劇作家ユージン・オニールの娘ウーナと恋に落ち、青春を謳歌していた。だが第二次大戦勃発とともに入隊し、戦争の最前線での地獄を経験することになる。終戦後、苦しみながら完成させた初長編小説「ライ麦畑でつかまえて」は発売と同時にベストセラーとなり、サリンジャーは一躍天才作家としてスターダムに押し上げられた。しかし彼は次第に世間の狂騒に背を向けるようになる・・・。

映像特典: 予告編集(予定)