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Sadness at Leaving (1992)

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Runtime : 20M

Director : Chris Kraus

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Richard Hell
Richard Hell
Carl Halman
Rosemary Hochschild
Rosemary Hochschild
Melinda
George Bartenieff
George Bartenieff
Hubert Cleaver
Larry Gregory
Larry Gregory
Nat Cooper
Penny Arcade
Penny Arcade
Juanita
Paula Greevy
Paula Greevy
Elise O'Leary
Jerome Koenig
Jerome Koenig
Gus Steinermann
Judy Nylon
Judy Nylon
Melinda (voice)
Michael Ryan
Michael Ryan
Col. Bechstein

Crews

Chris Kraus
Chris Kraus
Director
Chris Kraus
Chris Kraus
Writer
Chris Kraus
Chris Kraus
Producer
Erje Ayden
Erje Ayden
Novel
Ann Rower
Ann Rower
Writer
Ann Rower
Ann Rower
Producer
Boo Trundle
Boo Trundle
Producer
Tim Burns
Tim Burns
Cinematography
Chris Kraus
Chris Kraus
Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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