Sadness at Leaving (1992)
20m
Running Time
January 1, 1992Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Richard Hell
Carl Halman

Rosemary Hochschild
Melinda

Penny Arcade
Juanita

George Bartenieff
Hubert Cleaver

Larry Gregory
Nat Cooper

Penny Arcade
Juanita

Paula Greevy
Elise O'Leary

Jerome Koenig
Gus Steinermann

Judy Nylon
Melinda (voice)

Michael Ryan
Col. Bechstein

Chris Kraus
Director / Editor / Producer

Erje Ayden
Novel

Ann Rower
Writer / Producer

Boo Trundle
Producer

Chris Kraus
Writer

Tim Burns
Cinematography
Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1992
StatusReleased
Running Time20m
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