Childhood's End
Directed byJeff Lipsky
Written byJeff Lipsky
Produced byJason Kliot
Joana Vicente
StarringSam Trammell
Reiko Aylesworth
CinematographyVictoria Ford
Edited bySabine Hoffman
Production
company
Open City
Distributed byPlainview Pictures
Release date
  • August 25, 1996 (1996-08-25) (Montreal World Film Festival)
Running time
90 minutes[1]
115 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Childhood's End is a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Jeff Lipsky and featuring Sam Trammell and Reiko Aylesworth. It is Lipsky's feature directorial debut.[1]

Plot

Denise is displeased with Greg and has a relationship with another girl. Greg has his first sexual relationship with his friend's mother.

Cast

  • Cameron Foord as Evelyn Edwards
  • Heather Gottlieb as Rebecca Meyer
  • Colleen Werthmann as Denise Edwards
  • Sam Trammell as Greg Chute
  • Bridget White as Chloe Chute
  • Reiko Aylesworth as Laurie Cannon
  • Philip Coccioletti as Harvey Branch
  • Ellen Tobie as Miranda Chute
  • Maureen Silliman as Mrs. Meyer

Release

The film was released at the Montreal World Film Festival on August 25, 1996.[2]

Reception

Emanuel Levy of Variety gave the film a mixed review, calling it "mildly engaging but ultimately frustrating."[2]

Stephen Holden of The New York Times gave the film a negative review and wrote that it "has the atmosphere of a tasteful upper-middle-class talk show, crammed with dialogue that is as dispassionate as it is savvy."[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Holden, Stephen (April 4, 1997). "Childhood's End". The New York Times. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Levy, Emanuel (September 23, 1996). "Childhood's End". Variety. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
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