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6.7/10 • 1.7K

2020-11-132h 12m

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1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.

Directors
David Fincher
Editors
Kirk Baxter

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Gary Oldman

    Gary Oldman

    Herman Mankiewicz

  2. Amanda Seyfried

    Amanda Seyfried

    Marion Davies

  3. Lily Collins

    Lily Collins

    Rita Alexander

  4. Arliss Howard

    Arliss Howard

    Louis B. Mayer

  5. Tom Pelphrey

    Tom Pelphrey

    Joseph Mankiewicz

  6. Sam Troughton

    Sam Troughton

    John Houseman

  7. Ferdinand Kingsley

    Ferdinand Kingsley

    Irving Thalberg

  8. Tuppence Middleton

    Tuppence Middleton

    Sara Mankiewicz

  9. Tom Burke

    Tom Burke

    Orson Welles

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Nov 20, 2020

10/10

Rather than a burst of cinematic energy, 'Mank' is a considered, meticulous, subtle and ultimately furious film, one that continues to grow in your mind hours after seeing it. Even after two viewings, I can still hear my mind chewing over every second, my heart quietly racing as I consider its individual moments of genius. This isn't some nostalgic elegy to a great film or a great artist, but a damning portrait of how systems of power can be misused, and how good men find themselves complicit. It speaks ferociously to our contemporary world, and reminds us of the important role of art in a functioning society. In that sense, 'Mank' isn't a film about cinema; it's a film that asks what the point of cinema even is. It's a powerful, rebellious question to ask, and the kind of question only a filmmaker as skilled as David Fincher would dare to, and the imagination to find the answer. In the process, he may have just delivered the best film of the year.
  • Daniel Lammin
Read Daniel's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-mank-a-dazzling-damnation-of-the-hypocrisy-of-power

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$25,000,000.00
Revenue
$122,252.00
Keywords
movie businessscreenwriterbiographyhollywoodblack and whitealcoholic1930sold hollywood