Afterglow (1997)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Alan Rudolph

Writer (WGA):

Alan Rudolph (written by)

Release Date:

26 December 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

A handyman with marital problems meets a housewife with the same.

Plot Keywords:

Repair | Businessman | Housewife | Handyman | Naive Painting

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Nick Nolte	...	Lucky Mann
Julie Christie	...	Phyllis Mann
Lara Flynn Boyle	...	Marianne Byron
Jonny Lee Miller	...	Jeffrey Byron
Jay Underwood	...	Donald Duncan
Domini Blythe	...	Helene Pelletier
Yves Corbeil	...	Bernard Ornay
Alan Fawcett	...	Count Falco / Jack Dana
Michèle-Barbara Pelletier	...	Isabel Marino
France Castel	...	Gloria Marino
Genevieve Bissonnette	...	Cassie
Claudia Besso	...	Monica Bloom
Ivan Smith	...	Doctor
Ellen David	...	Judy the Waitress
Don Jordan	...	Byron's Concierge

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and some language.

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Mexico:C | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R | Peru:14 | Iceland:12 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Elysian Dreams

Trivia:

Lara Flynn Boyle is named after Julie Christie's character in Doctor Zhivago (1965). This is the first time they act together.

Quotes:

Jeffrey: I live up to the very edge of my charm.

Movie Connections:

References Gone with the Wind (1939)

Soundtrack:

Et Maintenant

Julie's the whole show

I have extremely mixed feelings about this film. On the one hand, I have only praise for Alan Rudolph for writing a great character for Julie Christie to play and giving her a role she could truly sink her teeth in and prove again what a sensational actress she is. And yet - the film that has been built around her is an almost total dud. I found the plot lame, and Lara Flynn Boyle and Jonny Lee Miller execrable. But when Nick Nolte and especially Julie Christie are on screen, all is forgiven. They're great together, but it's Christie's film all the way. She is such a rarity - an actress who combines genuine Movie Star Glamour, the real deal, with a thoroughly modern sensibility. I could go on gushing, but let me just say that she is sublime and this film gives us an all too rare opportunity to see her in full glory, albeit in a vehicle that's less than worthy of her.