主演：Moskowiaaa
导演：Moskowitz
语言：英语
地区:美国
编剧：
类型：剧情/纪录片
上映时间：2004-04-03
别名：
用户标签：纪录片,美国,独立电影,石头的读者,传记,夏天的石头,读书,纪实
片长：127分钟
imdb编号：tt0324080
I
n1972,18-year-oldMarkMoskowitzbuysanovelcalledTheStonesofSummerbyfirst-timeauthorDowMossman,becausean
enthusiasticNewYorkTimesreviewpersuadeshimitisthebookofageneration.Despitebeinganavidreader,Moskowitzcan'tgetpastthefirst20pages.
Twenty-fiveyearslater,Markre-discoversthebook,andthistimehecan'tputitdown.Enthralledwithitsstoryandwonderfuloriginality,Marktriestobuycopiesforhisfriendsandtolookforotherworksbytheauthor.Hecan'tfindthebook.Hecan'tfindarecordoftheauthor.Hecan'tfindanyonewhohasheardhisname,letalonereadthebook.
ThefilmchroniclesfilmmakerMarkMoskowitz’syear-longsearchforDowMossman.Pursuinganswerstotheliterarymystery,hecrisscrossedthecountry,meeting,amongothers,RobertGottlieb,editorofCatch-22,FrankConroy,headoftheIowaWriters’Workshop,andcriticLeslieFiedler.
Cinematic,humorousandobsessive,thejourneyisawistful,powerfulaffirmationofreadingandwhatitmeanstous.