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Mood:
- CleverHumorousTouchingWitty
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Plot:
- Writer's LifeFall in LoveInfidelityDishonestyLove and RomanceMind and SoulUnfulfillmentCouples more...
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Genres:
- DramaComedyRomance
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousRealistic
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The Man from Elysian Fields, 2001
English
USA
Profile of The Man from Elysian Fields
The Man from Elysian Fields can be described as clever, witty, and touching. The plot revolves around the life of a writer, infidelity, and themes of unfulfillment. The main genres are drama, comedy, and romance. In approach, The Man from Elysian Fields is realistic. It takes place in contemporary times.
Summary of The Man from Elysian Fields
In this sophisticated saga, Andy Garcia (who also produced) plays a struggling author who reluctantly (at first) takes a job as a high-priced male escort to support his family. Rock icon Mick Jagger is Luther, his suave, enigmatic employer, and ex-E.R. star Julianna Margulies plays the wife kept waiting at home. It's a classic morality play given a modern twist as Byron (Garcia) winds up hired by the beautiful young wife (Olivia Williams) of famous, terminally old writer Tobias Alcott (James Coburn). Mr. Alcott is okay with the arrangement and even takes a shine to his wife's new "friend." Soon Byron is a near-permanent resident at their decaying mansion, helping Tobias finish his final novel in addition to bedding his wife. But if he thinks his ship has come in, Byron has some lessons to learn about a gigolo's place in the world. Lush cinematography and profound, witty dialogue are key here, with director Hickenlooper making good use of color and composition to enhance the story. Performances are all fine, but the show is stolen by Jagger and Coburn. One campily posh, the other vibrantly crusty, the film lights up with old-school majesty whenever either is onscreen.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | January 2002 |
| Runtime: | 106 min |
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as Byron
as Luther
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Los Angeles Times
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- by: Kevin Thomas
Rolling Stone
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- by: Peter Travers
