

The King: Stephen King's America
2019-09-09 · 54 min · ★ 6.7
Ghost nation? Violent home? Traumatised country? What does the horror of one of the most famous writers of our time hide? What does his fictional America expose? To what extent does cinema feed itself off his unique vision and expression of fear? In other words: what kind of America is Stephen King telling us about?
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- Cédric Davelut
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