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Synopsis
Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is around him. Clever editing places Zelig in real newsreel footage of Woodrow Wilson, Babe Ruth, and others.
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→ Youth (2015)
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Films with Similar Themes
identity and conformity · celebrity culture · documentary mockumentary · psychological transformation · 1920s americana
