Starting Out in the Evening

Jan 1 2007 PG-13 1h 51m
Drama, Romance

Leonard Schiller once counted among New York's literary lions, but illness and ten years of writer's block have lowered his profile, almost to the point of obscurity. When Heather Wolfe, an ambitious literature major, asks to interview him for her thesis on his work, her interest forces him to address the issues that he has avoided all these years, and stirs in him feelings he has long forgotten, much to his daughter's consternation.

Plot

Against the backdrop of Manhattan's changing literary and publishing world, aging novelist Leonard Schiller is asked by Heather Wolfe, a graduate student and budding literary critic, to agree to interviews. He's reluctant to spend the time: his health is failing and he wants to finish one more book. Also he's worried about his daughter, Ariel, who's approaching 40, underemployed, single and wanting a child. But he agrees, hoping Heather can help resurrect interest in his work. As Heather probes Frank's writing and his past, Ariel reconnects to a former lover. Emotions can be raw and messy, and as relationships change, who gets the better part of the bargain?

Written by

Brian Morton, Fred Parnes, Andrew Wagner

Directed by

Andrew Wagner

Production Countries

United States of America

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins & 11 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
3,376
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
78
Popularity
NA