Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Oct 11, 2017 | IMDB 7.3
92 min Watch NowDocumentary
Literary icon Joan Didion reflects on her remarkable career and personal struggles in this intimate documentary directed by her nephew, Griffin Dunne.
Documentary
Literary icon Joan Didion reflects on her remarkable career and personal struggles in this intimate documentary directed by her nephew, Griffin Dunne.
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