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Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

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Directed by Griffin Dunne
Produced by Griffin Dunne, Annabelle Dunne, Mary Recine, and Susanne Rostock
With: Joan Didion, Griffin Dunne, David Hare, Vanessa Redgrave, Harrison Ford, Tom Brokaw, Amy Robinson, Susanna Moore, Lynn Nesbit, Susan Traylor, Calvin Trillin, Jim Didion, Tony Dunne, and Anna Wintour
Cinematography: William Rexer, Reed Morano, and Tom Hurwitz
Editing: Ann Collins
Music: Nathan Halpern
Runtime: 94 min
Release Date: 27 October 2017
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Griffin Dunne’s appreciative portrait of his celebrated aunt benefits from his unique access, though a nephew’s natural protectiveness keeps the film from revealing more than the great essayist would herself.