In the Company of Rose

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In the Company of Rose

2023

1h 26m

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Biography

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Tony-winning playwright and director James Lapine (Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George) befriends Rose Styron, the widow of the great American novelist William Styron (Sophie's Choice). Rose shares the fascinating story of her complex life as a poet, journalist, human rights activist, life partner to William, and friend of the Kennedys, Phillip Roth, Carly Simon, the Clintons, James Baldwin, Leonard Bernstein, Meryl Streep, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and many other luminaries of her time.

Glenn Kenny

New York Times

06/29/2023

A pleasant portrait of an admittedly rarefied world, but one that doesn’t transcend its vanity-project origins. Perhaps it doesn’t intend to.

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

06/28/2023

A compact and captivating look at an intriguing, at times high-flying, well-lived life.

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Tim Miller

Cape Cod Wave Magazine

08/01/2023

3/4

James Lapine, a Tony winner for “Into the Woods,” spends time with fellow Martha’s Vineyard resident Rose Styron, widow of author William Styron (“Sophie’s Choice”), and she tells him about her life. That’s essentially it – but what a life it is.

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Lael Loewenstein

FilmWeek (LAist)

07/21/2023

What struck me about this documentary was what a remarkable woman Rose was in her own right.

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Charles Solomon

FilmWeek (LAist)

07/21/2023

A very engaging and interesting doc.

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Gerald Peary

Arts Fuse

06/30/2023

The secret to Rose Styron’s longevity besides excellent genes? Probably, for good or bad, it’s her extraordinary steely stoicism.

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CATHERINE C

@Catcico 08/04/2023

Rose Styron is incredible: an activist, published poet, great friend to many, mother, widow of William Styron (a complicated relationship!), grandmother, tennis player, and wrote her memoir in 2023 at age 95! We (male and female) slowly left the theater in stunned tears, it was such a powerful, beautiful piece.

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Tony-winning playwright and director James Lapine (Into the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George) befriends Rose Styron, the widow of the great American novelist William Styron (Sophie's Choice). Rose shares the fascinating story of her complex life as a poet, journalist, human rights activist, life partner to William, and friend of the Kennedys, Phillip Roth, Carly Simon, the Clintons, James Baldwin, Leonard Bernstein, Meryl Streep, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and many other luminaries of her time.

Director: James Lapine
Producer: James Lapine, Miky Wolf, Jack Shear, Grace Sin
Distributor: Greenwich Entertainment
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 30, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 30, 2023
Runtime: 1h 26m

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