Take 86 | Norton Noir
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This week we're looking at Edward Norton's 2019 neo noir MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN. He produces, he directs, he stars, he adapts the original novel! No wonder people find him difficult to get on with.
Based on Jonathan Lethem’s best-selling crime thriller published in 1999, Norton liked the book so much he got a copy of it before it was published, immediately bought the rights and proceeded to transplant its contemporary setting to 1950's New York.
Every private detective needs a flaw and Lionel Essrog, an unlikely gumshoe with Tourette syndrome, a tic that means he will convulsively yelp disjointed phrases, is our hero as he tries to unravel the reason behind his bosses murder and gets embroiled in a conspiracy that goes all the way to the top!
Forget it Lionel, it's Brooklyn-town.
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