Review of Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017) by Andrew C — 26 Nov 2017

I really enjoyed this doc - sweeping tale of love and life.

This review of Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017) was written by Andrew C on 26 Nov 2017.

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold has generally received positive reviews.

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By Glenn Kenny (1,728) for The New York Times (9,847) on 25 Oct 2017

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