Starting Out in the Evening (2007)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.1/10   

Director:

Andrew Wagner

Escritores:

Brian Morton (novel)
Fred Parnes (screenplay)

Género:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

An ambitious graduate student convinces a writer that her thesis can resurrect his career.

Plot Keywords:

Student | Graduate Student | Writing | Book | Writer

Premios:

2 wins & 6 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A little pompous at first, but very good overall

Reparto

Frank Langella	...	Leonard Schiller
Lauren Ambrose	...	Heather Wolfe
Patti Perkins	...	Dolores
Lili Taylor	...	Ariel Schiller
Adrian Lester	...	Casey Davis
Dennis Parlato	...	Author
Jeff McCarthy	...	Charles
Michael Cumpsty	...	Victor
Jessica Hecht	...	Sandra Bennett
Karl Bury	...	Frederick
Sean T. Krishnan	...	Cab Driver
Thomas Ryan	...	Nick
Anitha Gandhi	...	Chelsea
Joie Lee	...	Second Author
John C. Havens	...	Jeff the Doorman

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and brief nudity.

Duración:

111 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M

Locaciones de Filmación:

New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

Cinetic Media

Errores:

Continuidad: When Ariel wears her t-shirt in close-up shots, her necklace switches back and forth between hanging outside the shirt and mostly hidden under the shirt.

Citas:

Leonard Schiller: Freedom isn't the choice the world encourages. You have to wear a suit of armor to defend it.

Conexiones de Película:

References La battaglia di Algeri (1966)

Banda de Sonido:

Svengali Princess

A little pompous at first, but very good overall

At the risk of sounding cliché', this movie is not for everyone. It moves a bit slowly in the beginning, and assumes a few things about its audience. But the overall feel of the movie, and the message that it communicates is very endearing.

Frank Langella is amazing as always, and perfectly captures what it's like to be a writer. His character is a true gentleman. He drinks tea, stands when a lady enters or leaves the room, and speaks honestly but with a polite tact when it's called for. It was really a nice thing to see.

Lili Taylor was hard to get a feel for. I just couldn't connect with her character. Probably because she was turning 40 and trying to have a kid. But her relationship with Adrian Lester was very genuine. They had a great chemistry that really played on the heart-strings.

Lauren Ambrose was a little quirky. The chemistry between her and Frank seemed too forced to me, and not because of the age difference. The only way I can describe it is by invoking the imagery of the unstoppable force meeting the immovable object.

But as I said, overall, the film is beautiful. The characters are richly developed, the music is beautiful, and the story really pulls you in as it unfolds. I wasn't quite sure how to feel about it, initially. But the more I watched, my love for the film gained momentum and really started to grow.

I would recommend this movie for readers, writers, and anyone who enjoys a good drama.