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August Evening (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 23

Fresh: 21

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 7.1/10

Consensus: Brad Eska's debut feature is a simple but compelling film, with strong performances and a story that moves along slowly but never fails to engage its audience.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for brief strong language.

Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Sep 5, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: August Evening follows an aging undocumented farm worker named Jaime and his young, widowed daughter-in-law, Lupe, as their lives are thrown into upheaval. Lupe is more of a daughter to Jaime than... August Evening follows an aging undocumented farm worker named Jaime and his young, widowed daughter-in-law, Lupe, as their lives are thrown into upheaval. Lupe is more of a daughter to Jaime than his own children, and the two try to stick together… but change is inevitable.

As the rural Texas life they’ve known quickly disappears, Jaime and Lupe make their way to San Antonio, where they spend time living with the families of Jaime’s surviving son, Victor, and his daughter, Alice. They strive to fit in but have difficulty relating, and tensions eventually build in each home.

Victor introduces Lupe to a young butcher named Luis, and as their relationship develops, she is confronted with the idea of a life apart from her father-in-law. Both Jaime and Lupe recognize that their paths cannot remain the same indefinitely. Jaime’s health is weakening, but he is determined to make his daughter-in-law start her own life, and Lupe is torn between a possible future with Luis and her desire to continue caring for Jaime. --© Official Site [More]

Starring: Pedro Castaneda, Veronica Loren, Abel Becerra, Walter Perez

Starring: Pedro Castaneda, Veronica Loren, Abel Becerra, Walter Perez, Sandra Rios, Raquel Gavia, Cesar Flores

Director: Chris Eska

Director: Chris Eska
Screenwriter: Chris Eska
Producer: Connie Hill, Jason Wehling
Composer: Windy & Carl
Studio: Maya Releasing

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Nov 25, 2008

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  • Dolby Digital - Spanish
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Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
04/08/09
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Loren has an ethereal presence that is, at the same time, indomitable.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
11/21/08
Peter Rainer
Christian Science Monitor

Jaime and Lupe are vividly realized, sympathetic characters.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
10/31/08
Stan Hall
Oregonian

Eska’s tale of a woman’s unconditional support of her father-in-law is told with a faux-poetic sensibility that never really connects with his characters’ lives.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment 1 Comment
10/18/08
Robert Koehler
Variety
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This quiet, contemplative gem of a film paints a painfully accurate portrait of familial love, loss, and healing-by-degrees among the migrant communities bordering San Antonio.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
10/10/08
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

(Pedro) Castaneda, the male lead in Chris Eska's mesmerizing debut feature August Evening, has the kind of natural, hypnotic screen presence that cannot be taught.

Full Review Source: San Antonio Express-News | comment Comment
09/29/08
Larry Ratliff
San Antonio Express-News

A poignant film filled with ample rewards for those who submit to its leisurely pace and gentle observations.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
09/26/08
Gary Goldstein
Los Angeles Times
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August Evening creates a complete world, with all of its practical limitations and emotional possibilities, for Jaime and Lupe to hunt for their place in.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
09/26/08
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

Eska, who wrote and edited his film, appears to be at the beginning of a good career.

Full Review Source: New Republic | comment Comment
09/17/08
Stanley Kauffmann
New Republic
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A mature move for a debuting filmmaker.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
09/15/08
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine

A shooting star of a movie with awesome beauty in its characters, in the natural world, and in the cycles of creation and destruction depicted in the emotionally affecting drama.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
09/13/08
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Pedro Castaneda, a nonprofessional appearing in his first film, and Veronica Loren tug at your heartstrings with their portrayals of the lead characters.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
09/05/08
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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Castaneda [star]...gives a towering, Robert Duvall-style performance as a granitic man in late middle age whose internal world of pain and love and knowledge occasionally flickers to the surface.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
09/05/08
Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com
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The story sometimes moves at a crawl, but always the filmmaker follows the pair with unobtrusive attentiveness to conflicting cultural and generational pulls.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
09/05/08
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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As the movie inches along, its virtues turn into faults. Its elliptical style leaves unanswered questions, the pace begins to feel choppy, and the lyrical pauses become a recurrent tic.

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09/05/08
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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Rich in atmosphere and family values.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
09/04/08
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Although its plot has its share of melodramatic twists and tearful revelations, August Evening focuses on the moments between, the mundane interactions that make up a life.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
09/04/08
Sam Adams
AV Club

August Evening succeeds as both intimate human drama and a probing exploration of the nature of family.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
09/04/08
Joshua Land
Time Out New York

[Director] Eska manages to superimpose downtrodden personalities on an authentic setting, making it a compelling exercise in atmospheric storytelling.

Full Review Source: New York Press | comment Comment
09/03/08
Eric Kohn
New York Press

Perhaps Eska didn't have to write all of his characters into overlapping crossroads of crisis, but he's more nuanced than overt, and his cast (especially Loren and the nonprofessional Castaneda) sells it.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
09/03/08
Aaron Hillis
Village Voice
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