Scissors

Based on the life of the great short-story writer Raymond Carver Scissors is a compassionate and convincing portrayal of the creative life. An alcoholic with no money Raymonds writing career is going nowhere. When the charismatic editor Douglas known ominously as Scissors among his peers takes an interest in his stories Raymond finally has a chance to make his markbut he must decide between fame and artistic integrity. As Raymond wrestles with the dramatic changes Douglas insists he make to his manuscripts his family has their own ideas about the form his work should take and these too cannot be ignored. Calling into question the meaning of literary ownership and capturing the compulsions rewards frustrations and affinities with tragedy that come with the writerly life Scissors is a story about love loneliness and the ways in which fiction can bring us togetherand tear us apart.