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Evening

2007 · 117 min

A wistful, time-shifting drama that immerses you in a dying woman's memories of a pivotal summer, blending past and present with tender melancholy.

Directed by
Lajos Koltai
Genres
Drama, Romance
Tagline
Her greatest secret was her greatest gift.
Overview
As Constance (Natasha Richardson) and Nina (Toni Collette) gather at the deathbed of their mother, Ann (Vanessa Redgrave), they learn for the first time that their mother lived an entire other lifetime during one evening 50 years ago. In vivid flashbacks, the young Ann (Claire Daines) spends one night with a man named Harris (Patrick Wilson), who was the love of her life.

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Directed by
Lajos Koltai
Genres
Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • love
  • grief
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Lajos Koltai
Written by
Michael Cunningham, Susan Minot
Starring
Claire Danes, Toni Collette, Vanessa Redgrave, Patrick Wilson, Hugh Dancy, Natasha Richardson, Mamie Gummer, Eileen Atkins
Music
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Cinematography
Gyula Pados
Runtime
117 min
Country
Germany, United States of America
Languages
Italian, English

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