Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil Details

Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil

Bringing John Berendt's international best-selling novel, MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL, to the screen must have been a challenge. The book is essentially an anecdotal travelogue of the fascinating city of Savannah, Georgia. The filmmakers decided to add a character, John Kelso (well played by John Cusack), a writer from New York, who's meant to represent Berendt's point of view. They also put most of the focus of the narrative on the murder trial of local millionaire socialite Jim Williams (the redoubtable Kevin Spacey). This is slightly problematic in that Kelso, a mere observer, now becomes the central character of the film. But director Clint Eastwood (straying from his usual milieu, and, atypically, not appearing the film) and writer John Lee Hancock still manage to capture the quirky spirit of the book. They're greatly aided in this regard by the lush images of cinematographer Jack N. Green and the detailed work of production designer Henry Bumstead, who create just the right atmosphere for the small city and its environs. The strong cast, including actual Savannah residents such as sparkplug transsexual the Lady Chablis, makes the film an enjoyable idyll in a strange yet welcoming place.

Starring	Kevin Spacey, John Cusack, Alison Eastwood, Kim Hunter, Geoffrey Lewis, Jack Thompson, John Duncan, Richard Herd, Paul Hipp, Leon Rippy, Jude Law, Irma P. Hall, Michael Rosenbaum, Georgia Allen, Dan Biggers, Charles Black, Tim Black, Vict
Director	Clint Eastwood
Studio	WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 29 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	English
Dubbed	French, Italian
Hearing-impaired	English, Italian
Subtitles	Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Released	DVD: 25 Jan 1999 Production year: 1997
Format	DVD