
A big-name cast including the great Sigourney Weaver leads this Irish/Canadian co-production adapted from Joanna Rakoff’s memoir, My Salinger Year. It centres on a young woman with dreams of being a writer who is hired as an assistant to J.D. Salinger’s old-school literary agent. A glamorous world of martini lunches is far removed from her rundown Brooklyn apartment. But as Joanna is tasked with replying to fan mail in the iconic author’s voice, she begins to find her own.
- Year2020
- Runtime101 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada, Ireland
- PremiereNational premiere
- DirectorPhilippe Falardeau
- ScreenwriterPhilippe Falardeau
- CastMargaret Qualley, Sigourney Weaver

A big-name cast including the great Sigourney Weaver leads this Irish/Canadian co-production adapted from Joanna Rakoff’s memoir, My Salinger Year. It centres on a young woman with dreams of being a writer who is hired as an assistant to J.D. Salinger’s old-school literary agent. A glamorous world of martini lunches is far removed from her rundown Brooklyn apartment. But as Joanna is tasked with replying to fan mail in the iconic author’s voice, she begins to find her own.
- Year2020
- Runtime101 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada, Ireland
- PremiereNational premiere
- DirectorPhilippe Falardeau
- ScreenwriterPhilippe Falardeau
- CastMargaret Qualley, Sigourney Weaver