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Acute Misfortune is a 2018 Australian drama film co-written, directed and produced by Thomas M. Wright. The story is based on Sydney journalist Erik Jensen's biography of Australian artist Adam Cullen, who died at the age of 46, and stars Daniel Henshall as Adam Cullen.
Aug 4, 2018 · Acute Misfortune is a 2018 film based on Erik Jensen's biography of the late artist Adam Cullen, who suffered from mental illness and addiction. The film depicts the complex and turbulent relationship between Cullen and his biographer, played by Daniel Henshall and Toby Wallace.
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- Biography, Drama
- Thomas M. Wright
- 2018-08-04
A young journalist tasked with writing the biography of a renowned artist soon finds himself in a dependent and abusive relationship with his subject.
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- Daniel Henshall
- Thomas Wright
- Arenamedia
Nov 5, 2020 · Reviews. Nov 5, 2020 12:30pm PT. Critics Pick. ‘Acute Misfortune’ Review: An Artist Shapes His Own Image in ‘Adaptation’-Esque Postmodern Biopic. Thomas M. Wright’s remarkable directorial debut...
Based on Erik Jensen’s award-winning biography of Adam Cullen, ACUTE MISFORTUNE is the story of the biographer and his subject. It is one of the most acclaimed Australian films of the year, revealing an iconic artist and lauded author in unsparing detail.
Apr 11, 2019 · Acute Misfortune Trailer. Erik Jensen was an ambitious 19 year-old journalist at The Sydney Morning Herald when Archibald Prize-Winning painter, Adam Cullen, with a career retrospective at the...
- 3 min
- 1599
- Cinema Australia
Aug 17, 2018 · An artist biopic that swaggeringly busts the limitations of the well-worn subgenre, Acute Misfortune is one of the year’s most striking and accomplished directorial debuts.
