New Reiner movie based on Dostoevsky's story

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Dateline: LOS ANGELES Oh, those wacky 19th-century Russian novelists and their frothy romances!

The unlikely inspiration for the new romantic comedy "Alex & Emma" was the life of Fyodor Dostoevsky _ an author renowned for his grim tales of murder and misery such as "Crime and Punishment" and "The Brothers Karamazov."

In the film, Luke Wilson plays a modern novelist who must finish a new book in 30 days to pay off a gambling debt _ or be killed. Kate Hudson co-stars as the reluctant stenographer he hires to help him finish on time.

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