Autumn in New York (film)
- Richard Gere: Will Keane
- Winona Ryder: Charlotte Fielding
- Anthony LaPaglia: John
- Elaine Stritch: Dolly
- Vera Farmiga: Lisa Tyler
- Sherry Stringfield: Sarah
- Jill Hennessy: Lynn McCale
- J. K. Simmons: Dr. Tom Grandy
- Sam Trammell: Simon
- Mary Beth Hurt: Dr. Sibley
- Kali Rocha: Shannon
- Steven Randazzo: Alberto
Autumn in New York (Original Title: Autumn in New York) is an American film drama from 2000 was directed by Joan Chen, wrote the screenplay Allison Burnett. . The film starred Richard Gere and Winona Ryder.
Action
The New York restaurant owner Will Keane learns the 22 -year-old milliner Charlotte Fielding know. She celebrates in his restaurant birthday, her grandmother is friends with Keane for years.
Keane calls Fielding and asked it to make a hat for his companion for a gala event. Fielding to try on the finished hat, later she accompanied Keane. You and Will are a couple. After a few days, says Will, the relationship has no future. Charlotte says yes and reveals that she was severely heart disease and will die in one year.
Will will continue to operate at Charlotte, but she is cheating during a party with another woman. Charlotte is at first angry, then she forgives him. Her grandmother told her, Charlotte's mother was once in love with Will.
Wills daughter Lisa, who he has not seen for years, suddenly appears. She is pregnant, what - as she says - awaken their sense of Familial. Will I am very sorry to have done nothing to meet them earlier. When Lisa hears of Charlotte's illness, she offers to help to find a surgeon who was willing to operate Charlotte.
In Cleveland, they finally find a certain Dr. Grandy, who could perform the surgery. Charlotte is at first angry because she thinks that one you should not make unnecessary hope. Finally, however, she signs but the consent for surgery. As it is later found, Will would otherwise have even been willing to falsify consent.
However, on Christmas Day, she is suddenly fainted, Dr. Grandy will be flown by helicopter from Cleveland and operates Fielding, but these died during the operation.
Reviews
James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews, you 've wasted numerous opportunities to make the film more interesting. So be hinted at, Will 'm in Charlotte see her dead mother, but this train is not sufficiently elaborated. Berardinelli wrote that the film offers viewers only brief moments of satisfaction, but disappoint them otherwise.
Awards
Richard Gere and Winona Ryder were nominated in 2001 for the Golden Raspberry.