The Great Gatsby (2013 film)

The Great Gatsby is a 2013 AustralianAmerican epic romantic drama film based on F. Scott Fitzgeralds 1925 novel of the same name. The film was cowritten and directed by Baz Luhrmann, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as the eponymous Jay Gatsby, with Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, and Elizabeth Debicki in supporting roles. Production began in 2011 and took place in Australia, with AU105 million budget. The film follows the life and times of millionaire Jay Gatsby and his neighbor Nick Maguire, who recounts his encounter with Gatsby at the height of the Roaring Twenties. The film was originally going to be released to theaters on December 25, 2012 but was moved to May 10, 2013, to accommodate the film being shown in 3D.

In the winter of 1929, Nick Carraway, a Yale University graduate and World War I veteran, is staying at a psychiatric hospital to treat his alcoholism. He talks about Jay Gatsby, describing him as the most hopeful man he had ever met. When he struggles to articulate his thoughts, his doctor, Walter Perkins, suggests writing them down, since writing is Nicks true passion.In the summer of 1922, Nick moves from the Midwest to New York, taking a job as a bond salesman after abandoning writing. He rents a small house on Long Island in the fictional North Shore village of West Egg, next door to a lavish mansion belonging to Jay Gatsby, a mysterious business magnate who often holds extravagant parties. One day, Nick drives across to old money East Egg to have dinner with his cousin, Daisy Buchanan, and her husband, Tom, Nicks college acquaintance, who live across the bay. They introduce Nick to Jordan Baker, a cynical young golfer with whom Daisy wishes to couple Nick. When Nick returns home, he sees Gatsby on the edge of his dock, reaching out to a mysterious green light coming from the Buchanans dock. ........

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