The End of the Tour (2015)

Release date: 2015-11-12
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: James Ponsoldt
Production Co: Modern Man Films, Anonymous Content, Kilburn Media
Genre: Biography, Drama
Rating: 7.3/10
Length: 1h 46min

Storyline

The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'

Plot Keywords

dog, teacher, suicide, book, writer's block, watching a movie, existentialism, gas station, pain, depression, suicide attempt, nickname, drunkenness, escort, statue, hotel, heroin addict, rumor, fan the person, tea

Short Review

Despite the depiction of rivalry and discomfort, its tone is not harsh; there's something restrained and carefully poignant about the film and the rueful reverence it displays for its central figure.