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David Squires on… David Fincher’s Mank

13 Dec 2020

Words by Little White Lies

A cartoon depicting two men discussing a business agreement. One man holds a document and appears agitated, while the other man stands passively. The image is in black and white with a focus on the dialogue between the two characters.
A cartoon depicting two men discussing a business agreement. One man holds a document and appears agitated, while the other man stands passively. The image is in black and white with a focus on the dialogue between the two characters.
Our res­i­dent car­toon­ist offers his take on the cre­ation of one of most noto­ri­ous screen­plays ever written.

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