Tolkien explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.
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J. R. R. Tolkien (pronounced tol-keen, as Tolkien’s professor’s pronunciation is corrected), the LORD OF THE RINGS / HOBBIT famous author whose books have been made even more famous by the Peter Jackson films is the subject of the new bio-pic of the same name. The film traces the story of the author’s life and includes the influences on the books. Those familiar with the books will find the film more fascinating than others, who might treat the exercise as another period piece bio-pic. TOKIEN is a handsomely mounted period piece production though be it a dull one at that, the film often trudging…
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