Ernest Hemingway: 4 Weddings and a Funeral

Aug 29, 2021

0h 53m

★ 7.0

Overview

A look at the intimacy of the US writer Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), a man infinitely more complex than his public image suggested, through the story of his relationship with his four wives.

Genres

Documentary

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

Les Films d'un Jour

ARTE

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Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Anaïs Demoustier

Self - Writer (archive footage)

Ernest Hemingway

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Ernest Hemingway: 4 Weddings and a Funeral

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