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''Salinger'' is a 2013 documentary film about the reclusive writer J. D. Salinger that was directed and produced by Shane Salerno. The film tells the story of Salinger's life through interviews with friends, historians, and journalists. The film premiered at the 40th annual Telluride Film Festival〔Hammond, Pete (September 2, 2013). ("Telluride: Weinstein's 'Salinger' World Premieres To Strong Response On Fest's Last Day" ). Deadline.com.〕 and had a second premiere on the opening night of the Toronto Film Festival.〔http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toronto-festival-books-first-night-620778〕 ''Salinger'' was one of the top-ten highest-grossing documentaries of 2013,〔http://www.indiewire.com/article/the-10-highest-grossing-documenatries-of-2013-a-running-list〕 with the highest per screen average of all the movies that were released on its opening weekend.〔https://www.yahoo.com/movies/s/salinger-strong-winnie-mandela-soft-debuts-105126450.html〕 On television, it garnered two million viewers for its broadcast on ''American Masters'' on PBS. ==Production history == According to Salerno, the project initially started as a feature film, with Daniel Day-Lewis as his choice to play Salinger.〔("An hour with filmmaker Shane Salerno on his documentary about reclusive author J.D. Salinger." ). ''Charlie Rose''. PBS. September 3, 2013.〕 Buddy Squires, Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated cinematographer, was hired to shoot the film.〔http://articles.latimes.com/2013/sep/05/entertainment/la-et-mn-shane-salerno-salinger-movie-20130905〕 On January 29, 2010, the website Deadline.com first reported on the documentary, which had been kept secret for five years. Michael Fleming, the first journalist to view the film, called it "arrestingly powerful and exhaustively researched". Additionally, Fleming announced that Salerno had co-written a 700-page biography on Salinger with ''New York Times'' bestselling author David Shields. On February 4, 2010, ''Entertainment Weekly'' detailed the elaborate security surrounding the film. When ''American Masters'' executive producer Susan Lacy read about the project, she began a three-year pursuit to acquire the television rights to the documentary. On January 27, 2013, Lacy and PBS ''American Masters'' concluded a deal for the domestic television rights to ''Salinger'' for a low-seven-figure sum.〔http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jd-salinger-documentry-how-pbs-419771〕 Lacy said: “Shane’s film is an extraordinary piece of work; the more recognition Salinger received, the more reclusive and enigmatic he became, refusing all interviews and trying to block all coverage. With the embargo finally lifted, it is my intellectual and emotional thrill to bring the inimitable J.D. Salinger into the ''American Masters'' library. I cannot envision a more appropriate subject for our 200th broadcast in January.” On February 27, 2013, it was announced that producer Harvey Weinstein had acquired the documentary for theatrical distribution after being the only studio head to see the finished film following the 85th Academy Awards. Weinstein stated: “Shane Salerno has created a haunting piece of documentary filmmaking in ''Salinger''. We are in awe of the painstaking detail used in depicting a man who created truly timeless works of literature, but otherwise remained an enigma for so many years.”〔Fleming, Mike, Jr. (March 21, 2013). ("TOLDJA! Weinstein Company Confirms Worldwide Rights Deal For Shane Salerno Docu ''Salinger''; Sets September 6 Release" ). Deadline.com.〕 The theatrical purchase price was $2 million and the release date of September 6, 2013 was chosen so that the film could be a candidate for the 86th Academy Awards.〔Fleming, Mike, Jr. (February 27, 2013). ("J.D. Salinger Documentary Acquired By Harvey Weinstein" ). Deadline.com.〕 It did not receive a nomination. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Salinger (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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