The Narrator's the Thing: "The Great Gatsby," "Stories We Tell," and "What Maisie Knew"

Please check back for what I hope will be a brilliant and insightful commentary on narrative voice and perspective in the following three movies:

THE GREAT GATSBY

directed by Baz Luhrmann
starring Leonardo di Caprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher

GRADE: B


STORIES WE TELL

directed by Sarah Polley

GRADE: B+


WHAT MAISIE KNEW

directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel
(loosely) based on the novel by Henry James
starring Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan, Alexander Skarsgaard, Joanna Vanderham, and Onata Aprile as Maisie

GRADE: B+/A-