Storyline

In 1974, 18-year-old John (Trevor Morgan) discovers that once-famous landscape painter Nicholi Seroff (Armin Mueller-Stahl) lives in his small town in New York state. Though Nicholi is a recluse, John talks his way into the artist's house with a bottle of vodka. After Nicholi warms to the young man, he offers John a chance to spend the summer with him at his Pennsylvania country house, in exchange for doing the housework. John agrees, and once there he falls for neighbor Carla (Samantha Mathis).

Plot Keywords

teen boy, artist, father, neighbor, art dealer, mother, emotional, inspiring, new york state, small town, pennsylvania, art gallery, house, countryside, art, coming of age, mentorship, homophobia, father/son relationship, drinking, love, transformation, 1970s

Short Review

Kriter-director George Gallo has given the stocky, ever-commanding Mueller-Stahl a heroic, bravura role and has been rewarded by the actor with a towering, complex portrayal that is surely among his finest.

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