A drama exploring the romantic past and emotional present of Ann Grant and her daughters, Constance and Nina. As Ann lays dying, she remembers, and is moved to convey to her daughters, the defining moments in her life 50 years prior, when she was a young woman. Harris is the man Ann loves in the 1950s and never forgets. Read more
| Starring | Claire Danes, Toni Collette, Vanessa Redgrave, Patrick Wilson |
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| Director | Lajos Koltai |
| Genres | Drama |
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A drama exploring the romantic past and emotional present of Ann Grant and her daughters, Constance and Nina. As Ann lays dying, she remembers, and is moved to convey to her daughters, the defining moments in her life 50 years prior, when she was a young woman. Harris is the man Ann loves in the 1950s and never forgets.
| Starring | Claire Danes, Toni Collette, Vanessa Redgrave, Patrick Wilson, Hugh Dancy, Natasha Richardson, Mamie Gummer, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Eileen Atkins |
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| Director | Lajos Koltai |
| Studio | ICON HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 57 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2007 To Rent: DVD: 18 Feb 2008 |
Lajos Koltai's overreaching, emotionally detached adaptation of Susan Minot's novel about New England bluebloods... read more on Time Out
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Studied, rather than exciting.
Taken from a bestseller, this is a studied, rather than exciting film. As an elderly mothers life begins to wane, her memories take over on her deathbed and ... read more »
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Eloquent and beautiful
This film is about being a woman, a mum, a sister, a daughter, a friend. It is about the pains and wonders of womanhood. I watched first two years ago halfway ... read more »
evening
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The Evening
We had to watch this twice but once we got into it, it turned into a really good film. Superb performances by all the old greats. You do have to concentrate on ... read more »
Claire Danes wants more screen time with Hugh Dancy now they are married - admitting she's "curious" about the couple's onscreen chemistry. Newlyweds Danes and Dancy met on the set of 2007 drama Evening. The couple's relationship quickly turned serious and they married in September 2009. Now the My So-Called Life star is eager to put her acting skills to the test alongside her British husband. She says, "I'd be very curious about that (acting with Dancy). We met on a movie so I have acted with Read more
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