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J.T. LeRoy is a american film of genre Drama directed by Justin Kelly released in USA on 26 april 2019 with Laura Dern

J.T. LeRoy (2019)

J.T. LeRoy
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Released in USA 26 april 2019
Length 1h45
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Biography,    Comedy-drama,    Historical
Rating55% 2.751662.751662.751662.751662.75166

Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy est une comédie dramatique biographique américano-canado-britannique écrite et réalisée par Justin Kelly, sorti en 2018. Il s’agit de l’adaptation des mémoires Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT Leroy de Savannah Knoop et de la vie de Laura Albert.

Le film est présenté au festival international du film de Toronto 2018.

Synopsis

Dans les années 1990, Laura Albert, une femme écrivain, se fait passer pour un transgenre nommé JT LeRoy (Jeremiah « Terminator » LeRoy). En public, JT LeRoy est « joué » par son amie Savannah Knoop jusque dans les années 2000, pour duper le monde des célébrités, de la mode et des lettres. Mais le canular sera démasqué par le New York Times.

Actors

Laura Dern

(Laura Albert)
Kristen Stewart

(Savannah Knoop)
Diane Kruger

(Eva)
Jim Sturgess

(Geoffrey Knoop)
Courtney Love

(Sasha)
Guy Maddin

(Reader)
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