Edward Norton and actors of 'Motherless Brooklyn' hit the red carpet in Rome Actors hit the red carpet and attend the screening of Motherless Brooklyn, directed by Edward Norton, which took the opening spot of the 2019 Rome Film Fest. Norton has the leading role impersonating Lionel Essrog, a lonely private detective living with Tourette's Syndrome, who ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES