Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard, Campbell Scott & others. Craig Lucas, director | |
Item #: | D78373 |
Format: | DVD |
Publisher: | Sony Pictures |
ISBN: | 1424802709 |
Region Code: | 1 |
Aspect Ratio: | Widescreen |
Rating: | R |
The Tony Awardwinning screenwriter who penned Prelude to a Kiss adapts his off-Broadway play The Dying Gaul for this "boldly expressionistic" (NYTimes) 2005 drama. Peter Sarsgaard plays Robert Sandrich, a grief-stricken screenwriter who has written a brilliant script based on his lover's death from AIDS. A powerful film executive (Campbell Scott) wants to buy it for a million dollars, but only if the Sandrich will change it to a heterosexual relationship; bringing Sandrich to his fabulously over-the-top mansion, he introduces him to his wife (Patricia Clarkson), who seems to already know a great deal about the aspiring screenwriter. An unconventional love triangle develops, putting all three of them at great risk.