SummaryMaria Irene Fornes is "America's Great Unknown Playwright." When she stops writing due to dementia, a friendship with a young writer reignites her visionary creative spirit, triggering a film collaboration that picks up where the pen left off.
Directed By:Michelle Memran
The Rest I Make Up
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Aug 23, 2018
100
It’s more than the portrait of an artist (or even of two); it’s a revelation and exaltation of the artistic essence, of the very nature of an artist’s life as an unending act of creation in itself.
Aug 22, 2018
70
Try as it might, sadness still can’t get the best of The Rest I Make Up, a lyrical and lovingly made documentary about the playwright María Irene Fornés, which recalls her career and follows her over several bittersweet years as Alzheimer’s steals her memories.
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Production Company:
- Piece by Piece Productions
- White Dock
Release Date:Aug 23, 2018
Duration:1 h 19 m
Tagline:The Greatest Playwright You've Never Heard Of
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Awards
Miami Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
• 1 Nomination
