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White Noise

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Directed by Noah Baumbach
Produced by Noah Baumbach, David Heyman, and Uri Singer
Screenplay by Noah Baumbach Based on the novel by Don DeLillo
With: Don Cheadle, Madison Gaughan, Douglas Brodax, and Carly Brodax
Cinematography: Lol Crawley
Editing: Matthew Hannam
Music: Danny Elfman
Runtime: 136 min
Release Date: 30 December 2022
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Color: Color
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Baumbach's adaptation of DeLillo's famously unadaptable postmodern classic is both faithful and timely but can't get around the fact that some of the best literature just doesn't translate to the more visually and plot-oriented medium of a feature film.