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The Man from Elysian Fields (2001)

R  106 min  -  Drama | Romance   -  28 November 2002 (Hong Kong)
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Reviews: 69 user | 44 critic | 26 from Metacritic.com

A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andy Garcia ...
Mick Jagger ...
Julianna Margulies ...
Olivia Williams ...
James Coburn ...
Michael Des Barres ...
Richard Bradford Richard Bradford ...
Anjelica Huston ...
Xander Berkeley ...
Sherman Howard ...
Joe Santos Joe Santos ...
Susan Barnes Susan Barnes ...
Attractive Woman
Tracey Walter ...
Bartender
Asha Siewkumar Asha Siewkumar ...
Receptionist
Kerry Li ...
Restaurant Patron
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Storyline

Byron Tiller, happily married with a young child, is a writer whose last novel has ended up in the remainder bins. Down on his luck and struggling to make ends meet, he keeps bashing away, refusing to admit that perhaps he is not that good. One day, at wit's end and feeling sorry for himself, he meets someone who has actually read his book: a rather elegant looking Englishman who introduces himself as Luther Fox. Luther runs an escort agency Elysian Fields, which provides extremely wealthy women with attractive, intelligent dates. Desperate for any job- and Luther guarantees good pay and convinces him that it can be only temporary -Byron reluctantly agrees, keeping the whole thing hidden from his wife. He soon finds himself face-to-face with an extremely attractive woman, whose aging husband is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist grappling with a novel that may be his last. Before long... Written by Sujit R. Varma  

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Plot Keywords:

Escort | Novelist | Writer | Novel | Book  | See more »

Taglines:

Pleasure is his business...Call him old-fashioned. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexual content See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Hong Kong) See more »

Also Known As:

Confissões de um Sedutor See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$6,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$46,353 (USA) (29 September 2002) (6 Screens)

Gross:

$2,006,391 (Worldwide) (2003)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Germany: (TV version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Production was limited to 30 days because the financing ran out. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Byron and Andrea first appear in bed together, Andrea's lingerie shoulder strap is alternately under her left arm/on her shoulder between shots. See more »

Quotes

Tobias Alcott: Be careful of women who love you just the way you are - it's a sure sign they settle too easily.
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Crazy Credits

The end of the credits caries a dedication to Suzie: "For my darling
Suzie". See more »

Connections

Referenced in Hollywood Mouth (2008) See more »