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The Book

  • 2008
  • 1h 29m
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The Book is the unusual tale of a dying man Seymour Butz, who abandons his corporate job to pursue his life-long dream of creating a book of erotic photography.  The Book chronicles Seymour’s bittersweet journey, the women that he meets
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The Book is the unusual tale of a dying man Seymour Butz, who abandons his corporate job to pursue his life-long dream of creating a book of erotic photography. The Book chronicles Seymour's... Read allThe Book is the unusual tale of a dying man Seymour Butz, who abandons his corporate job to pursue his life-long dream of creating a book of erotic photography. The Book chronicles Seymour's bittersweet journey, the women that he meets, and his pursuit of beauty and perfection. T... Read allThe Book is the unusual tale of a dying man Seymour Butz, who abandons his corporate job to pursue his life-long dream of creating a book of erotic photography. The Book chronicles Seymour's bittersweet journey, the women that he meets, and his pursuit of beauty and perfection. The Book was filmed entirely in Stamford and New Canaan, CT and New York City.

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    • Monty Ross
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    • Luisa Narins
    • Samantha Siong
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      • Monty Ross
    • Writer
      • Thomas C. Harris
    • Stars
      • Luisa Narins
      • Samantha Siong
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