Sentences with phrase «whit burnett»
Salinger subsequently developed a mentoring relationship with one of his professors, the unorthodox Whit Burnett (Spacey), who had an eye for talent and could see into Salinger's having antiauthority issues and knew how to deal with them.
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It begins with Salinger's growing years at Columbia college, following multiple removals from other colleges, he finds a place for himself and a mentor in creative writing professor Whit Burnett (a shape - shifting performance from Kevin Spacey).
Hoult will star as Salinger and Spacey will play Whit Burnett, a professor at Columbia and editor of Story Magazine, who became a mentor to the young Salinger.
Hoult is Salinger, Deutch is New York socialite and sometime Salinger love interest Oona O'Neill, and Spacey plays Columbia professor Whit Burnett, one of Salinger's early mentors.
He is soon disabused of his overconfidence by his Columbia writing professor Whit Burnett, played by Kevin Spacey as if a little too excited to play anything but a snarling villain.
The kid enrolls in Columbia University, where he's taught creative writing by Whit Burnett (Kevin Spacey), who also edits a short story magazine.
Enter Columbia professor Whit Burnett (Kevin Spacey).
We first meet Salinger (Nicholas Hoult) in 1946 in the class room of writing teacher Whit Burnett (Kevin Spacey).
in 1946 in the class room of writing teacher Whit Burnett (Kevin Spacey).
PLOT: The life of author J.D Salinger (Nicholas Hoult), from his early years as a student of Columbia lecturer Whit Burnett (Kevin Spacey), through his war years, to the publication of «The Catcher in the Rye.»
More fun to watch is Kevin Spacey as Salinger's know - it - all mentor, Whit Burnett, whose progression from alpha - male badgering to pitiable inferiority and regret is made convincing by Spacey despite the reams of on - the - nose dialogue he's given.
The most «human» character is Whit Burnett; Spacey plays him with a mixture of rapier - sharp sarcasm (early in their relationship) and parental nurturing (later).
The story picks up in 1939 when Jerry Salinger (Nicholas Hoult) enrolls in the creative writing course of Professor Whit Burnett (Kevin Spacey), the editor of Story magazine.