Hemingway
“The man. The myth. The writer revealed.”
2021 · 1 season · 3 episodes · Documentary
The visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest and most influential writers America has ever produced. Interweaving his eventful biography with carefully selected excerpts from his iconic short stories, novels, and non-fiction, the series reveals the brilliant, ambitious, charismatic, and complicated man behind the myth, and the art he created.
Seasons
1 season · 3 episodes- 1
A Writer (1899-1929)
5 Apr 2021 1h 55m
Hemingway, yearning for adventure, volunteers for the Red Cross during World War I. He marries Hadley Richardson and moves to Paris, publishes The Sun Also Rises and finds critical and commercial success with his second novel, A Farewell to Arms.
- 2
The Avatar (1929-1944)
6 Apr 2021 1h 46m
Hemingway, having achieved a level of fame rarely seen in the literary world, settles in Key West with Pauline Pfeiffer but can't stay put for long. He reports on the Spanish Civil War and begins a tempestuous romance with Martha Gellhorn.
- 3
The Blank Page (1944-1961)
7 Apr 2021 1h 44m
Hemingway follows the Army as they advance through Europe. Afterwards, he tries to start a life with Mary Welsh, but is beset with tragedies. He publishes The Old Man and the Sea to acclaim but is overcome by his declining mental condition.
Cast
Peter Coyote Narrator (voice)
Jeff Daniels Ernest Hemingway (voice) Michael Kitakis Himself – Writer
Edna O'Brien Herself – Writer
Tobias Wolff Self Mary Dearborn Herself – Biographer Abraham Verghese Himself – Writer Mary Karr Herself – Writer Susan Beegel Herself – Literary Scholar Marc Dudley Himself – Literary Scholar
Mario Vargas Llosa Himself – Writer Patrick Hemingway Himself – Hemingway's Second SonReviews 0
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