The Girl in the Book

Name: The Girl in the Book
Genre: Drama
Released: December 11, 2015
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 68

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Freestyle Releasing | Release Date: December 11, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: 29-year-old assistant editor and aspiring writer Alice Harvey (Emily VanCamp) is funny, smart and emotionally self-destructive. Climbing the ranks at a notable publishing company, she struggles to write her own story, forever stymied by memories of her youthful relationship with her dad’s older best friend, Milan (Michael Nyqvist). After 1529-year-old assistant editor and aspiring writer Alice Harvey (Emily VanCamp) is funny, smart and emotionally self-destructive. Climbing the ranks at a notable publishing company, she struggles to write her own story, forever stymied by memories of her youthful relationship with her dad’s older best friend, Milan (Michael Nyqvist). After 15 years Milan and Alice's paths cross once again, forcing them to confront events that have long gone unaddressed. [Myriad Pictures]… Expand

Director: Marya Cohn

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 86 min

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The Playlist Katie Walsh

Dec 8, 2015

The Girl in the Book is an auspicious debut for Cohn, a showcase for VanCamp’s true acting abilities, and a fascinating feminine story. Read full review

Andy Webster

Dec 10, 2015

Given [Ms. Cohn] confident hand behind the camera and gift for rich female characters, you hope to see more portraits from her in the future. Read full review

Stephanie Merry

Dec 10, 2015

As Alice, VanCamp is exceptional, eliciting our sympathy even when the character is making maddeningly self-destructive decisions. Read full review

Justin Lowe

Dec 8, 2015

Cohn displays deep sympathy with her protagonist’s intersecting emotional crises, scripting a narrative that’s intensely perceptive without becoming mired in mawkishness. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Dec 8, 2015

Cohn handles all the performers very deftly. Read full review

Soren Andersen

Dec 14, 2015

The camera is fixated on the face of Alice, the lead character in The Girl in the Book. And no wonder. There’s a lot going on there. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Dec 10, 2015

The film itself often feels stilted and repetitive. Read full review

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smiyamot

Feb 27, 2016

I just watched "I Smile Back" and now this one. Starts out the same, well to do women who have a problem and react to it with destructive behavior. But while one gives in, this one tries to fight it. Why doesn't she see a shrink? She can afford it. Guess we all react in different ways.

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EpicLadySponge

Mar 12, 2016

What girl is smart enough to give an insanely great score to this movie? You know.... 9 or 10? More likely 10. It feels more like a 7 than a 10 and you know this, users. The Girl in the Book is smarter than the average girl.

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JLuis_001

Feb 6, 2018

Another pleasant surprise in this 2016, The Girl in the Book is a film with a history of a past, present and future of a young woman who had a forbidden relationship with a famous writer when he was just a teenager, a relationship that forged her life in various ways.

Alice (Emily VanCamp)Another pleasant surprise in this 2016, The Girl in the Book is a film with a history of a past, present and future of a young woman who had a forbidden relationship with a famous writer when he was just a teenager, a relationship that forged her life in various ways.

Alice (Emily VanCamp) is close to turning 30 and she is living without any sort of emotion in Manhattan, a city with many attractions but she seems frustrated by all. She is a junior editor but she is treated as a secretary and messenger, being ignored for more serious work.

Alice wants to write but she is mentally blocked and it has something to do with what happened when she was 15, she was coaxed into a romantic relationship by Milan (Michael Nyqvist), a writer much older than her, who encouraged her in her writing but he also abuse her trust.

The humiliation of tha abandonment and now that the publishing house where she works reissued the book that Milan wrote about their relationship, although written in a fictious way this is too much for her and she starts to crumble.

The film is practical, unassuming and with a good pace. Although Alice is not the most charismatic character but she knows how to handle the various emotional states being experienced, so that is quite enough.… Expand

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Taplinger

Jul 3, 2016

Ms. Cohn's movie has a lot going for it and a lot not. The two balanced each other out so well that I kept my finger on the STOP button through much of the aggravating moments but didn't actually hit it so I made it to the end. If only the direction and cinematography didn't look soMs. Cohn's movie has a lot going for it and a lot not. The two balanced each other out so well that I kept my finger on the STOP button through much of the aggravating moments but didn't actually hit it so I made it to the end. If only the direction and cinematography didn't look so made-for-TV. If only the director hadn't allowed Alice's father to overact. But most important, if only the scriptwriter didn't think that in this modern age a single act of casual sex would be the most important thing in the world. Alice ought to look harder for a best female friend, hers is prudish and judgmental and disloyal. She needs a better boyfriend as well, hers just can't let something go, he's supposed to be so great and he's as stiff and unforgiving as a stick up Dick Cheney's butt.… Expand

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