The End of the Tour Plot
THE END OF THE TOUR tells the story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter (and novelist) David Lipsky (Jesse Eisenberg) and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel), which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, Infinite Jest. As the days go on, a tenuous yet intense relationship seems to develop between journalist and subject. The two men bob and weave around each other, sharing laughs and also possibly revealing hidden frailties - but it's never clear how truthful they are being with each other. Ironically, the interview was never published, and five days of audio tapes were packed away in Lipsky's closet. The two men did not meet again. The film is based on Lipsky's critically acclaimed memoir about this unforgettable encounter, written following Wallace's 2008 suicide. Both Segel and Eisenberg reveal great depths of emotion in their performances and the film is directed with humor and tenderness by Sundance vet James
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The End of the Tour is an adaptation of David Lipsky's book about a 5 day weekend he spent with Infinite Jest author David Foster Wallace at the end of his book tour. David LIpsky was a reporter for Rolling Stone, but the article he was sent to write was never published in the magazine. He tape recorded his conversations with Wallace, and after Wallace's suicide at 46, he published his memoir of their time together, which he said was transformative.
David Lipsky had published his own book, to very modest success and couldn't believe the glowing reviews of Wallace's Infinite Jest. He read the book himself, and was crushed to find the reviews were true.
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