#48. The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Stephen Chbosky
I’d normally be weary of the results when a novelist gets behind a camera to adapt their own project, but Stephen Chbosky’s first outing as a director (1995’s The Four Corners of Nowhere) premiered at the fest and he should get to bring his sophomore project based on his 1999 novel. Will The Perks of Being a Wallflower, a novel about an unconventional thinker be unconventional in design? If so, then this might. along with its huge cast receive an invite to the fest’s Premieres section.
Gist: Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The introvert freshman who is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world.
Producers: Mr.Mudd’s Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich and Russell Smith
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