Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

Nan
1h 32m
2017
7.3 /10 (62)

Overview

Literary icon Joan Didion reflects on her remarkable career and personal struggles in this intimate documentary directed by her nephew, Griffin Dunne.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 2017-10-11

Top Billed Cast

Joan Didion

Self

Griffin Dunne

Self

Hilton Als

Self

David Hare

Self

Phyllis Rifield

Self

Amy Robinson

Self

Shelley Wanger

Self

Harrison Ford

Self

Tom Brokaw

Self

Susanna Moore

Self

Vanessa Redgrave

Self

Robert B. Silvers

Self

Calvin Trillin

Self

Anna Wintour

Self

Patricia Hearst

Self (archive footage)

Janis Joplin

Self (archive footage)

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