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14 nov 2014 · The Cult of JT LeRoy: Directed by Marjorie Sturm. With Asia Argento, Beth Bachtold, Stephen Beachy, Bruce Benderson. JT LeRoy was a teen prostitute, addicted to heroin and infected with HIV, when a therapist encouraged him to write his life stories.
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- Documentary, Biography, Crime
- Marjorie Sturm
- 2014-11-14
The Cult of Jt Leroy. Watch Film here! Including International Inquiries (or go stream for free on Kanopy) Authorized and unauthorized, The Cult of JT LeRoy won two Jury Awards for Best Feature Documentary in 2015.
The Cult of JT Leroy - Un film di Marjorie Sturm. Con Asia Argento, Beth Bachtold, Stephen Beachy, Bruce Benderson, Lilly Bright. Documentario, USA, 2014. Durata 92 min.
- Marjorie Sturm
- Asia Argento
Ethically charged, controversial, and confusing, JT’s life and death sprang open a Pandora’s box of powerful questions about literature and culture, identity and celebrity, and the reality of the society we live in. Fraud? Art? Sociopathy? Complicity?
The Cult of JT Leroy directed by Marjorie Sturm pierces the heart of this (both figurative and literal) cause celebre. Her film explores the fact and fiction surrounding the rise and fall of JT Leroy, those caught in the elaborate web of artifice and the ultimate real world consequences.
Ma all'apice della fama ecco la scioccante rivelazione: JT non era quello che sembrava, e al successo seguì una caduta tragica e clamorosa. Marjorie Sturm era parte della cerchia di LeRoy e come tanti altri era stata ingannata.
Stati Uniti. - 2014 - 91' Lingua: Inglese - Sottotitoli: Italiani. Anteprima: Italiana. JT LeRoy era un giovane gigolò, eroinomane e sieropositivo, quando uno psicologo lo incoraggiò a scrivere la storia della sua vita.
