American Pastoral (film)
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| Directed by | Ewan McGregor |
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| Screenplay by | John Romano |
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American Pastoral by Philip Roth |
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| Music by | Alexandre Desplat |
| Cinematography | Martin Ruhe |
| Edited by | Melissa Kent |
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| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
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108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.6 million |
American Pastoral is a 2016 American crime-drama film directed by Ewan McGregor and written by John Romano, based on the 1997 novel of the same name by Philip Roth. The film stars McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning, Peter Riegert, Rupert Evans, Uzo Aduba, Molly Parker and David Strathairn. Principal photography began on September 21, 2015, in Pittsburgh.
The film had its world premiere on September 9, 2016, at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival was released in the United States on October 21, 2016, by Lionsgate.
At the 40-year reunion of the graduating class of Weequahic High School in Newark, New Jersey; author Nathan Zuckerman meets one of his old friends, Jerry Levov. They talk about Jerry's brother, former star athlete Seymour "Swede" Levov, who recently died after a long illness.
In a flashback, Swede persuades his father, glovemaking magnate Lou Levov, to let him marry his high school sweetheart, beauty queen Dawn Dwyer. Lou is skeptical because Dawn is a devout Roman Catholic, but gives in. They have a daughter, Meredith, or "Merry", and settle in the town of Old Rimrock, where they acquire a large farm.
For much of her life, Merry struggles with a stuttering problem, but her parents are unable to get a handle on it. By the time Merry reaches high school, she has become increasingly radicalized as the Vietnam War rages, and frequently goes to New York City to take part in antiwar protests. Fearing for her safety, Swede urges Merry to channel her energy into protesting against the war at home.
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