DVD
Starting out in the evening
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Languages
English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Performers
Frank Langella, Lauren Ambrose, Lili Taylor, Adrian Lester, Jessica Hecht, Michael Cumpsty.
Publication Information
Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, [2008]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; sexual content, language and brief nudity.
Summary
Battling illness and unable to finish a novel that has taken him ten years to write, aging novelist Leonard Schiller is slipping into literary obscurity. At one time a famous author, Schiller has been all but forgotten by the readers, colleagues and critics who once praised his works. When Heather Wolfe, an ambitious graduate student, convinces Schiller that her thesis could reintroduce his writing to the world, the reclusive writer is forced to confront his past regrets.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the novel by Brian Morton.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
Special features: Director's commentary; TV spot and theatrical trailer.