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The story behind literary persona JT LeRoy, the fictional writer created by American author Laura Albert.The story behind literary persona JT LeRoy, the fictional writer created by American author Laura Albert.The story behind literary persona JT LeRoy, the fictional writer created by American author Laura Albert.
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- 1 win & 6 nominations
Asia Argento
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- (archive footage)
Stephen Beachy
- Self
- (archive sound)
Arthur Bradford
- Self
- (archive footage)
Billy Corgan
- Self
- (archive footage)
Debbie Harry
- Self
- (archive footage)
Geoffrey Knoop
- Self
- (archive footage)
Courtney Love
- Self
- (archive sound)
David Milch
- Self
- (archive footage)
Matthew Modine
- Self
- (archive footage)
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Who is the creator and who is the creation?
The cat is out of the bag. We finally meet the woman behind the creation of literary genius JT Leroy. This movie delves into the truth of Laura Albert, and it is surprising. She didn't intend to hurt people, but her creation, JT Leroy went from nom de plume to real life boy. And now we hear from Laura herself, apologetic yet unabashed. She reveals the behind the scenes of the New York Bestselling author that swept through the publishing world and became a well known, all while Laura watched from the sidelines watching the praise and acknowledgement get showered on her creation.
But it all came crashing down and here we have the aftermath. This movie is fascinating and candid. The emotions are real. This is an important documentary that touches on things like identity, acceptance, betrayal, and finally the unmasking of the true genius behind the books, and the creation of JT Leroy.
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- thegingo
- Aug 18, 2018
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- Also known as
- The Great Literary Scandal: The JT Leroy Story
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- Gross US & Canada
- $85,999
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $23,413
- Sep 11, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $99,708
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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