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Richard Linklater’s Adaptation of the Comic Novel ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’ Loses Its Way

Certain literary formats don’t translate well to the screen. Maria Semple’s best-selling 2012 novel Where’d You Go, Bernadette tells the story of one woman’s midlife crisis primarily through “found” materials such as emails, reports and memos. At first glance, director Richard Linklater (Boyhood, Before Sunrise) might seem like a good fit for Semple’s delicate combination […]

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