Her Greatest Secret Was Her Greatest GiftOne of my favorite Quotes: " There's no such thing as a mistake. You get nervous, but you sing anyways." - Ann
General Info:
Release Date: 29 June 2007 (USA)
Release Date: 29 June 2007 (USA)
Rating: PG-13
Why is it rated that: For some thematic elements, sexual material, a brief accident scene and language.
Director: Lajos Koltai
Official Site: http://www.focusfeatures.com/evening
About The Movie:
The love which binds mother and daughter -- seen through the prism of one mother's life as it crests with optimism, navigates a turning point, and ebbs to its close. Overcome by the power of memory, Ann Lord reveals a long-held secret to her concerned daughters; Constance, a content wife and mother, and Nina, a restless single woman. Both are bedside when Ann calls out for the man she loved more than any other. But who is this "Harris," wonder her daughters, and what is he to our mother? While Constance and Nina try to take stock of Ann's life and their own lives, their mother is tended to by a night nurse as she journeys in her mind back to a summer weekend some fifty years before, when she was Ann Grant, a young woman who has come from New York City to be maid of honor at the high-society Newport wedding of her dearest friend from college, Lila Wittenborn. The bride-to-be is jittery, and turns to her maid of honor rather than her own mother for support. Ann stays close to her friend, yet is even closer to Lila's irrepressible brother Buddy. Unexpected feelings surge forth once Ann meets wedding guest Harris Arden, a lifelong friend and intimate of the Wittenborn family. Ann's love for Harris will change her life, and those of her daughters, forever.
The love which binds mother and daughter -- seen through the prism of one mother's life as it crests with optimism, navigates a turning point, and ebbs to its close. Overcome by the power of memory, Ann Lord reveals a long-held secret to her concerned daughters; Constance, a content wife and mother, and Nina, a restless single woman. Both are bedside when Ann calls out for the man she loved more than any other. But who is this "Harris," wonder her daughters, and what is he to our mother? While Constance and Nina try to take stock of Ann's life and their own lives, their mother is tended to by a night nurse as she journeys in her mind back to a summer weekend some fifty years before, when she was Ann Grant, a young woman who has come from New York City to be maid of honor at the high-society Newport wedding of her dearest friend from college, Lila Wittenborn. The bride-to-be is jittery, and turns to her maid of honor rather than her own mother for support. Ann stays close to her friend, yet is even closer to Lila's irrepressible brother Buddy. Unexpected feelings surge forth once Ann meets wedding guest Harris Arden, a lifelong friend and intimate of the Wittenborn family. Ann's love for Harris will change her life, and those of her daughters, forever.
Main Cast (In Order)
Vanessa Redgrave Ann Grant Lor
Patrick Wilson Harris Arden
Hugh Dancy Buddy Wittenborn
Natasha Richardson Constance Lord
Mamie Gummer Young Lila Wittenborn
Eileen Atkins Mrs. Brown
Meryl Streep Lila Wittenborn
Glenn Close Mrs. Wittenborn
Patrick Wilson Harris Arden
Hugh Dancy Buddy Wittenborn
Natasha Richardson Constance Lord
Mamie Gummer Young Lila Wittenborn
Eileen Atkins Mrs. Brown
Meryl Streep Lila Wittenborn
Glenn Close Mrs. Wittenborn
Trivia:
Keria Knightley was originally going to be cast as the Young Ann however due to her schedule with Pirates Of The Caribbean she didn't
Keria Knightley was originally going to be cast as the Young Ann however due to her schedule with Pirates Of The Caribbean she didn't
What I thought about the film:
I liked this film very much. It was a real chick flick, so guys if you were thinkingabout seeing it I warn you now. However, when I saw it I did see a guy or two there.(They were probably dragged there by their wives/girlfriends). The cast was simplyamazing and really could act. I especially loved Toni Collett's character Nina, andher sarcastic yet charming way of dealing with her boyfriend, her mother,and hersister with her perfect life. Overall the film was great and I give it a 5/5 becauseof the amazing cast and how well the film was put together. Bravo to the director whotook the book and made it into this lovely film.
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