The Man from Elysian Fields

Format : Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Publisher : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Company : JAGGER,MICK
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Andy Garcia is a desperate writer who becomes a male prostitute for mysterious pimp Mick Jagger in order to support wife Julianna Margulies and their young son. Garcia's first client is beautiful Olivia Williams, who happens to be married to ailing, prize-winning novelist James Coburn, one of Garcia's heroes. Soon, Garcia offers them both help: Williams in the bedroom and Coburn with his writing. Anjelica Huston and Michael Des Barres also star. 106 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.0; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers; TV spots; filmographies.

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Add The Man from Elysian Fields to the list of essential movies about the pains of writing. This wry comedy-drama charts the frustrations of a financially strapped novelist (Andy Garcia) as he desperately and secretly agrees to be an "escort" for ladies who need, ah, escorting. This leads him into a Faustian bargain to help a beautiful client (Olivia Williams) whose husband, a once-great, now-dying writer (a mighty James Coburn), is struggling with a final work. Of course the fact that the men are sharing a project and a woman complicates matters--and Garcia's loyal wife (Julianna Margulies) is curious about all these nights spent away. The movie explores different levels of compromise and betrayal, yet it remains tartly amusing throughout. And it has a glorious casting inspiration: the director of the mysterious escort service is played by Mick Jagger, looking decadently elegant and purring like a vaguely satanic Siamese cat. --Robert Horton

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