Flannery

Name: Flannery
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2019-10-25
Rating: 5

The storied life of the writer from Georgia

DocumentaryHistory1h 37m

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100%

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5.0

TMDB

Storyline

Explore the life of Flannery O’Connor whose provocative fiction was unlike anything published before. Featuring never-before-seen archival footage, newly discovered journals, and interviews with Mary Karr, Tommy Lee Jones, Hilton Als, and more.

Details

DirectorsElizabeth Coffman, Mark Bosco

ReleasedOct 25, 2019

StatusReleased

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

4 fresh · 3 rotten

Critics consensus

“Flannery 's filmmaking doesn't live up to its subject's classic work, but it remains a reasonably engaging introduction.”

74% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Alissa Wilkinson

RTVoxAug 4, 2020

For those who've read O'Connor and those who haven't alike, it's a strong entry point.

Mark Feeney

RTBoston GlobeJul 30, 2020

If there's a film or TV version of O'Connor's fiction, clips will be seen. This is distracting. The sound of a typewriter is frequently heard on the soundtrack. (O'Connor was a writer, get it?)

John Anderson

RTAmerica MagazineJul 20, 2020

The documentary places its subject, partly by describing her spiritual practices, prayer book and worldview, among the great Catholic writers...

Cole Smithey

RTColeSmithey.comJan 21, 2022

This overlooked maverick of the Southern Gothic form gets a soup-to-nuts treatment, courtesy of PBS, in this indispensable documentary. Sit down, and read Flannery O'Connor.