Guide Note

Starting Out In The Evening is a film about an ambitious graduate student who seeks to revive the career of a long forgotten author Leonard Schiller. In the process she discovers parts of herself she never dreamed of and awakens the long dormant creative genius and spirit of a man on the verge of fading into the ether.

Fast Facts

1. Director: Andrew Wagner
2. Release Date: November 23, 2007 (limited)
3. Starring: Frank Langella, Lauren Ambrose, Lili Taylor, Adrian Lester
4. Run Time: 111 minutes
5. MPAA Rating: PG-13

1. "How the two merge is the haunting business of Wagner's remarkable film, indelibly marked by Langella's deeply felt portrait of a lion in winter." -Rolling Stone
2. "Ambrose soon shows us the naked ambition lurking behind her character's wide, sparkling eyes." -Onion A.V. Club
3. "An interesting but sometimes slow character study/relationship piece." -Slash Film