Directed by James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now), The End of the Tour tells the true story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place soon after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking novel Infinite Jest. Jesse Eisenberg plays Lipsky, who is an aspiring novelist himself (though nowhere near on the same level as his celebrated subject), while Segel assumes the challenging role of Wallace, a literary genius who seems happier living his life in solitude than basking in his recent success.
What makes The End of the Tour unique as a biopic (if you can even call it that) is its slice-of-life approach. Instead of going through Wallace's whole life from start to finish, the film focuses squarely on the interview, which takes place during the tail-end of Wallace's book tour (hence the film's title). As such, screenwriter Donald Margulies's script is structured kind of like a road movie, but that's merely the backdrop for what is essentially a feature-length conversation.
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What makes The End of the Tour unique as a biopic (if you can even call it that) is its slice-of-life approach. Instead of going through Wallace's whole life from start to finish, the film focuses squarely on the interview, which takes place during the tail-end of Wallace's book tour (hence the film's title). As such, screenwriter Donald Margulies's script is structured kind of like a road movie, but that's merely the backdrop for what is essentially a feature-length conversation.
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