Alex & Emma (2003)
Alex & Emma is a book-based movie adapted from "The Gambler" by Fiódor Dostoievski, Charles James Hogarth. This Comedy/Romance film is a loose adaptation, and its release date is June 20, 2003.
The Source Material
The Gambler
A NOVEL (FROM A YOUNG MAN'S NOTES); TRANS. BY HUGH APLIN.
by Fiódor Dostoievski, Charles James Hogarth
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Overview
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, (born November 11 [October 30, Old Style], 1821, Moscow, Russia—died February 9 [January 28, Old Style], 1881, St. Petersburg), Russian novelist and short-story writer whose psychological penetration into the darkest recesses of the human h…
About The Movie
Description
Writer Alex Sheldon must finish his novel within a month. If he doesn't, he won't get paid. And, if that happens, angry Mafia types to whom he owes money will come looking for him. In order to expedite things, Alex hires typist Emma Dinsmore and begins dictating his novel. The book is about a doomed love affair between a character similar to Alex and a character named Polina Delacroix. But, as Alex falls for Emma, his work takes a different turn.
Details
- Title
- Alex & Emma
- Original Title
- Alex & Emma
- Original Language
- EN
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- US Theatrical
- June 20, 2003 · Rated PG-13