Leonard Schiller once counted among New York's literary lions, but illness and ten years of writer's block have lowered his profile, almost to the point of obscurity. When Heather Wolfe, an ambitious literature major, asks to interview him for her thesis on his work, her interest forces him to address the issues that he has avoided all these years, and stirs in him feelings he has long forgotten, much to his daughter's consternation.
Acting
Frank Langella's wounded dignity—every sigh is a novel.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like smart people failing to connect.
Director
Andrew Wagner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Brian Morton's novel of the same name; Wagner adapted it after his indie breakthrough 'The Talent Given Us,' which also featured his own family.
The film quietly argues that literary criticism is itself a form of desire—Heather doesn't just analyze Leonard, she wants to possess and be possessed by him.
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