David Fincher is one of the most creative and passionate filmmakers of our times and you should not miss out on any of his films.
‘Mank’ is directed by David Fincher and has its screenplay written by Jack Fincher. The movie came out on the 13th of November in 2020 and was appreciated by critics and audiences, and is a highly rated movie. Mank follows the life and story of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz and the time of his writing the screenplay of ‘Citizen Kane’, the much loved classics by Orson Welles.
Mank has Gary Oldman in the leading role and he has given a magnificent performance as Herman J. Mankiewicz. The cast includes other actors like Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Arliss Howard, Tom Pelphrey, Charles Dance, Tom Burke and many others.
The movie is an extraordinary portrayal of 1930s Hollywood and how the wonderful screenplay of Citizen Kane was written. Herman J. Mankiewicz is a genius social critic and writer who sees through the changes in the industry and contributes his lot to the one of the greatest movies of all times.
The music of the movie is composed by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and the cinematography is handled by Erik Messerschmidt. The movie had received ten nominations for the Oscars and won two of them.
If you are fan of biopics and vintage old-Hollywood-times dramas, you should not miss this one. Mank is available to watch on Netflix.