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Love Comes Lately
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Wikipedia article
'Love Comes Lately' is a 2007 film written for the screen and directed by Jan Schtte. The film is based on the short stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer.
Plot
Elderly Jewish writer Max Kohn (Otto Tausig) is an Austrian migr whose mind is constantly working causing a state of perpetual confusion. He's a successful author of short stories who lives in New York City and is so stuck in his old ways that he believes that the only proper way to write is by using a typewriter. Max has several women interested in seducing him, but he spends most of his time with fellow worrier Reisel (Rhea Perlman). During a trip to speak in nearby Hanover Max begins editing his latest storya wild tale of a Miami retiree who gets himself into various kinds of trouble. It doesn't take Max long to lose himself in his own writings, and pretty soon, he's mixed up in two sexy romances and an unsolved murder.
Upon returning to reality, Max begins to feel as if his own written words have begun to manifest themselves. A meeting with burned out former student Rosalie (Barbara Hershey), with whom he shares a mutual attraction, follows, and later while heading to Springfield for another unwanted speaking engagement Max discovers that he has lost the speech he prepared. After a series of small adventures, Max decides to start writing a new story based on his recent life and featuring a protagonist named Harrya thinly veiled stand-in for himself.
Principal Cast
* Otto Tausig as Max Kohn
* Rhea Perlman as Reisel
* John C. Vennema as Dr. Grosskopf
* Olivia Thirlby as Sylvia Brokeles
* Tovah Feldshuh as Ethel
* Bunny Levine as M.N.
* Brian Doyle-Murray as The Boss
* Elizabeth Pea as Esperanza
* Barbara Hershey as Rosalie
* Gurdeep Singh as H.P.
* Lee Wilkof as Professor Meyer
Reception
The film received a score of 70% on Rotten Tomatoes, indicating pretty good reviews.
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From Ruthe Stein at 'San Francisco Chronicle':
References
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