Can You Ever Forgive Me?

When her biographies of successful women become unpopular in the modern ‘warts-and-all’ publishing world, Lee Israel turns to deception to make a living, forging celebrity letters for sale. But when one letter raises suspicions, Israel gets help from an ex-felon to steal actual letters to sell., Biographer Lee Israel forges the letters of well-known writers in order to earn a living after a series of unfortunate events drives her to take desperate measures to secure funds. It works, but not long after getting her best friend Jack to help her, more eyes are on her endeavors than she may think., This true story begins with frumpy Manhattan celebrity biography Lee Israel (Melissa McCarthy) as her luck begins to change. Her cat is unwell, her job has just been lost and she’s received an eviction warning meaning that she needs to make some money, and fast. She turns her creative hand to forging letters from well-known writers to earn a living. It works, but after getting her best friend Jack (Richard E. Grant) to help her stave off the authorities, it seems this money-making deception is drawing glances from all the wrong places. Directed by Marielle Heller.