Sadness at Leaving

Overview

Following the erection of the Berlin wall, special agent Carl Halman is assigned by East German intelligence to move to New York where he’ll “sleep” as a writer until he is called. Using the code-name “April 23,” Carl successfully infiltrates the uptown-downtown literary world in 1950s New York. He edits a magazine, follows the Knicks, and marries Melinda, the socialite wife of best-selling jock novelist Hubert Cleaver, Ayden’s hilarious Norman Mailer pastiche. Through Carl’s eyes, we see New York City change from an outpost of Europe to the new capital of an anarchistic, post-ideological world. But then, when Carl least expects it, he’s called.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1992

Original language

English

Cast

Judy Nylon,Larry Gregory,George Bartenieff,Paula Greevy,Penny Arcade,Michael Ryan,Richard Hell,Rosemary Hochschild,Jerome Koenig

Director

Chris Kraus

Writer

Chris Kraus,Ann Rower,Erje Ayden

Producer

Boo Trundle,Chris Kraus,Ann Rower

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt5798004