Rating: PG13
Genre:
Drama
Release Date: 09/21/1999
SubTitles: English/Espanol/French
Dubbed: English
Sound: DDS2.0
Run Time: 103 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Lions Gate
Writer
Paul Auster made his solo directorial debut with this romantic drama about an affair between a middle-aged musician and an aspiring actress. Hit by a stray bullet during a nightclub shooting, jazz saxophonist Izzy Maurer (
Harvey Keitel) can no longer play, and he falls into a depression. His ex-wife Hannah (
Gina Gershon), now attached to producer Philip Kleinman (
Mandy Patinkin), turns up unexpectedly to take care of Izzy. Izzy meets Kleinman, and he also has an encounter with actress-director Catherine Moore (
Vanessa Redgrave), who's planning a production of
Pandora's Box. Walking around Lower Manhattan, Izzy finds a man's body with a phone number and a stone that emits a blue light with healing properties. When he phones the number, he speaks with actress Celia (
Mira Sorvino), who just happens to be listening to his music. They fall in love, and Celia gets Izzy a job as a busboy at the restaurant where she works. Both are fired when he goes into a jealous rage over the attention she receives from one of her customers. After Celia leaves to act in a film in Ireland, anthropologist Dr. Van Hom (
Willem Dafoe) turns up, searching for the healing stone. Shown at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
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