A man for secret hours

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Movie
German title A man for secret hours
Original title The Man from Elysian Fields
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2001
length 97 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director George Hickenlooper
script Phillip Jayson Lasker
production Andy García ,
David Kronemeyer ,
Andrew Pfeffer ,
Donald Zuckerman
music Anthony Marinelli
camera Kramer Morgenthau
cut Michael Brown
occupation

A man for secret hours (Original title: The Man from Elysian Fields ) is an American comedy film from 2001 . Directed by George Hickenlooper , the screenplay was written by Phillip Jayson Lasker .

action

Byron Tiller is married with one child. He spent years writing a novel that landed on the rooting table soon after its publication. His second book doesn't get through to the editor at his publisher and he is desperately looking for a job to keep himself and his family afloat.

During this crisis he met Luther Fox, who offered him to work in his escort agency Elysian Fields . He agrees and thus comes together with Andrea, the wife of the successful author Tobias Allcott. He is terminally ill and therefore agrees that his wife be “cared for” in this way. Soon Tiller also has to help the star author with his latest work. It is agreed that he will be officially named as a co-author and receive 30% of the proceeds. Allcott dies before publication and his book appears only under his name as his widow wants to maintain his reputation.

Byron separates from Andrea, but realizes that he has also lost his wife, who discovered his "affair". In order to stay afloat, he now waits in a friend's restaurant. By rewriting the menu, he regains the joy of writing. He processes the separation from his wife in a novel that is very successful and brings the two back together.

Reviews

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on November 1, 2002 that the film was a "rare comedy about behavior" - witty, malicious and urbane. It is one of the best films of the year. The portrayal of Andy Garcia shows courage because he embodies a weak character.

Film-Dienst wrote that the film was "a charming, well-acted social comedy based on a cleverly devised script" . He used “the usual entanglements” to “question real values” .

backgrounds

The film was shot in Los Angeles , including Hollywood . Its production amounted to an estimated 6.5 million US dollars . The world premiere took place on September 13, 2001 at the Toronto International Film Festival , which was followed by several other film festivals. On September 27, 2002, the film came in a number of select cinemas in the United States, where it grossed approximately 1.4 million US dollars. In some countries like Canada , Great Britain , Switzerland and France it was released directly on video or DVD.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Film review by Roger Ebert , accessed July 11, 2008
  2. ^ A man for secret hours in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used , accessed July 11, 2008
  3. ^ Filming locations for The Man from Elysian Fields , accessed July 11, 2008
  4. ^ Box office / business for The Man from Elysian Fields , accessed July 11, 2008
  5. ↑ Release dates for The Man from Elysian Fields , accessed July 11, 2008