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THE GREAT GATSBY
(PG13) -Baxter Theatres
From director/co-writer Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!,
Romeo + Juliet) comes his uniquely imaginative big screen
adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby.
The filmmaker's own distinctive visual interpretation of the
classic story brings the period to life in a way that has
never been seen before, starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the
title role. The Great Gatsby follows would-be writer
Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire, Spider-Man) as he leaves
the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922,
an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz and bootleg kings.
Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a
mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby, and across
the bay from his cousin, Daisy (Carey Mulligan, An
Education), and her philandering, blue-blooded husband,
Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton). As Nick is drawn into the
captivating world of the super-rich, their illusions, loves
and deceits, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible
dreams and high-octane tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own
modern times and struggles. |