Evening
2007 · 117 min · Director: Lajos Koltai
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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 (Vanessa Redgrave) reveals a long-held secret to her concerned daughters; Constance Haverford (Natasha Richardson), a content wife and mother, and Nina Mars (Toni Collette), 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 (Dame Eileen Atkins) as she journeys in her mind back to a summer weekend around fifty years before, when she was Ann Grant (Claire Danes), 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 (Mamie Gummer). 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 Wittenborn (Hugh Dancy). Unexpected feelings surge forth once Ann meets wedding guest Harris Arden (Patrick Wilson), a life-long friend and intimate of the Wittenborn family. Ann's love for Harris will change her life, and those of her daughters, forever.
Emotional fingerprint
Evening (2007) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Nostalgia 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Nostalgia25%
- Empathy20%
- Sadness15%
- Love10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Nostalgia, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Nostalgia and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Love
- Nostalgia
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Nostalgia
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Love | Nostalgia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 48 % | 28 % | 18 % | 25 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Tension | 43 % | 26 % | 19 % | 25 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Nostalgia | 41 % | 28 % | 24 % | 29 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Love | 44 % | 29 % | 31 % | 26 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 26′ | Sadness | 46 % | 33 % | 36 % | 24 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Love | 49 % | 35 % | 36 % | 31 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Nostalgia | 54 % | 43 % | 34 % | 38 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Sadness | 56 % | 49 % | 32 % | 30 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Sadness | 53 % | 43 % | 33 % | 21 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 50 % | 30 % | 36 % | 21 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Love | 51 % | 19 % | 45 % | 21 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Love | 54 % | 24 % | 48 % | 23 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Sadness | 55 % | 34 % | 40 % | 24 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 60 % | 40 % | 36 % | 23 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Sadness | 70 % | 56 % | 43 % | 30 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 76 % | 69 % | 50 % | 48 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Nostalgia | 76 % | 66 % | 53 % | 65 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Nostalgia | 73 % | 54 % | 55 % | 64 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Hope | 70 % | 42 % | 60 % | 50 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 114′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Icarus
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Karl Ross
Peach Howze
Ralph Haverford
Lizzie Tull
Matt
Deaver Ross
Details
- Directed by
- Lajos Koltai
- Written by
- Susan Minot, Michael Cunningham
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2007
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Country
- United States, Germany
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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