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Directed by | Josephine Decker |
Screenplay by | Sarah Gubbins |
Based on | Shirley by Susan Scarf Merrell |
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Cinematography | Sturla Brandth Grøvlen[1] |
Edited by | David Barker |
Music by | Tamar-kali |
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Distributed by | Neon |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $305,805[2][3] |
Shirley is a 2020 American biographical drama film directed by Josephine Decker and written by Sarah Gubbins, based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Susan Scarf Merrell, which formed a "largely fictional story" around novelist Shirley Jackson during the time period she was writing her 1951 novel Hangsaman.[4] The film stars Elisabeth Moss as Jackson, with Michael Stuhlbarg, Odessa Young, and Logan Lerman in supporting roles. Martin Scorsese serves as an executive producer.
Shirley had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2020, where Decker won the Special Jury Award for Auteur Filmmaking. The film was theatrically released in the United States on June 5, 2020, to positive reviews, with praise for Moss's performance.