Intelligent, involving and conspicuously adult, this film creates high drama from an unlikely source: the life of a New York novelist in his 70s. Making this happen is the presence of top actors Frank Langella, Lili Taylor and Lauren Ambrose. You won't see more convincing acting by a committed ensemble anywhere this fall. (Kenneth Turan's capsule review)
"Starting Out in the Evening" Synopsis
All that remains for Leonard Schiller (Frank Langella) is to finish the novel he has been laboring on for almost 10 years. His solitary writer's life is shaken by the arrival of Heather (Lauren Ambrose), an ambitious graduate student who persuades him that she can use her thesis to spur a rediscovery of his work. But as her inquiry proceeds, Heather displays a profound personal interest in Leonard, which unsettles him and stirs up his long-dormant need for intimacy. Meanwhile, Leonard’s daughter Ariel (Lili Taylor) reconnects with her ex-boyfriend Casey (Adrian Lester), a man Leonard firmly disapproves of. Leonard’s encounters with Heather lead him down an unfamiliar path that threatens his writing, his health, and his relationship to his daughter. But in living out in the open, in the evening of his life Schiller puts into practice the core theme of his novels -- life is not designed for our comfort but for our struggle, for in struggle there is growth.
Opened November 23, 2007 Runtime: 1 hr. 51 min.
PG-13 sexual content, language and brief nudity
Cast: Frank Langella, Lauren Ambrose, Lili Taylor, Adrian Lester
Director: Andrew Wagner
Genres: Drama
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