William

Penpusher · 24 points

276 points to Logliner

3 loglines
8 reviews

France 1965. A writer, at the treshold of death, battles his best friend and critics to win the Nobel Prize.

August 22, 2021
In France, an extremely gifted, aging, and seriously ill writer, supported by a female student, starts his last desperate battle against the critics and his best friend to achieve the global recognition.

August 14, 2021
At the threshold of death, an obscure, nonconformist, bisexual writer settles down with a female student on the French Riviera to fight the last merciless battle for his life and global recognition.

August 12, 2021

on France 1965. A writer, at the treshold of death, battles his best friend and critics to win the Nobel Prize.

Thanks for your suggestion. The Best.
on In France, an extremely gifted, aging, and seriously ill writer, supported by a female student, starts his last desperate battle against the critics and his best friend to achieve the global recognition.

Thanks. The writer (my protaganist), 65, suffers from asthma and heart issues - I would say: he's at the treshold of death. Both his best friend and the critics are against him. I don't think I have to reveal their…
on At the threshold of death, an obscure, nonconformist, bisexual writer settles down with a female student on the French Riviera to fight the last merciless battle for his life and global recognition.

Thanks. My protagonist is a real character who received a Formentor Prix (the second literary prize after the Nobel at that time) in 1967. His work was translated into 30 languages.
on At the threshold of death, an obscure, nonconformist, bisexual writer settles down with a female student on the French Riviera to fight the last merciless battle for his life and global recognition.

Thanks. Based on a real character - a little-known writer,
on On the run from a Yakuza enforcer, a young Londoner would rather die than be captured but the enforcer is under oath to kill himself if he fails.

My new suggestion: What, if we present the fight as a clash between the civilizations? A young Londoner apprentice in English/European martial arts...uses all his combat arsenal to... # # #
on At the threshold of death, an obscure, nonconformist, bisexual writer settles down with a female student on the French Riviera to fight the last merciless battle for his life and global recognition.

Thanks. Meanwhile, I produced V2 (a version # 2) as follows: In France, an extremely gifted, aging, and seriously ill writer, supported by a female student, starts his last desperate battle against the critics and his best friend to achieve…
on On the run from a Yakuza enforcer, a young Londoner would rather die than be captured but the enforcer is under oath to kill himself if he fails.

The sole protagonist's deadly determination is not enough. What action will he take and how will he act? In general, of course.
on At the threshold of death, an obscure, nonconformist, bisexual writer settles down with a female student on the French Riviera to fight the last merciless battle for his life and global recognition.

Hi, thanks for your question. From a protagonist's point of view, that is the writer's POV. Meanwhile, I produced the other logline. Could you possibly select a better one and comment it? - Thanks for your time. In France, an…