The Man from Elysian Fields ( The Escort )

The Man from Elysian Fields (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: The Escort
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Toronto International Film Festival

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Sweden ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
101 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2001 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
George Hickenlooper

Written By:
Phillip Jayson Lasker (written by)

Actors:
Andy Garcia ..... Byron Tiller
Anjelica Huston ..... Jennifer Adler
Asha Siewkumar ..... Receptionist
James Coburn ..... Tobias Alcott
Joe Santos ..... Domenico
Julianna Margulies ..... Dena Tiller
Kerry Li ..... Restaurant Patron
Michael Des Barres ..... Nigel Halsey
Mick Jagger ..... Luther Fox
Olivia Williams ..... Andrea Alcott
Richard Bradford ..... Edward Rodgers
Sherman Howard ..... Paul Pearson
Susan Barnes ..... Attractive Woman
Tracey Walter ..... Bartender
Xander Berkeley ..... Virgil Koster

Synopsis:

George Hickenlooper directs this psychological drama about an impoverished writer lost in a world of money, power, and male escorts. Though happily married with a young child, Byron Tiller (Andy Garcia) is struggling to make ends meet as a novelist. His last work, called 'Hitler's Child,' had an ignoble run in the bookstore bargain bins and his editor is not interested in his latest work about migrant workers. One day, he is approached by a dapper Brit named Luther Fox (Mick Jagger) who actually read Tiller's last opus. Luther explains that he runs an escort agency named Elysian Fields, which caters to rich women looking for intelligent companionship. Desperate for any kind of income source, Tiller takes the job while keeping the whole thing a secret from his loving wife (Julianna Margulies). He soon is rubbing elbows with the beautiful wife (Olivia Williams) of an aging Pulitzer Prize-winning writer. Gradually, Tiller finds himself immersed in this strange new world that he cannot quite understand, much less explain to his spouse. This film was screened at the 2001 Toronto Film Festival.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 15 November, 2005.

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