Question 1

Which major film festival opened with 'My Salinger Year' in 2020?

Accepted Answer

It premiered as the opening film of the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale).

Question 2

What literary connection appears in Margaret's boyfriend's novel passage?

Accepted Answer

The passage includes a reference to 'phonies,' a term famously used by J.D. Salinger's Holden Caulfield character.

Question 3

Which actor who appears in this film later played a J.D. Salinger admirer in another movie?

Accepted Answer

Douglas Booth later appeared in 'Young Werther' (2024) playing a great admirer of J.D. Salinger's works.

Question 4

What real-life detail appears when Joanna visits The New Yorker in the film?

Accepted Answer

Joanna sees Max with a woman entering an elevator, which reflects the movie's real-life subject matter from Joanna Smith Rakoff's experience.

Question 5

What is the central premise of 'My Salinger Year'?

Accepted Answer

A college graduate takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.

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