Evening (2007): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Evening is a 2007 romantic drama directed by Lajos Koltai, starring Vanessa Redgrave, Toni Collette and Claire Danes. It runs 1 hour 57 minutes and earned $20 million worldwide. Critics gave it 28% on Rotten Tomatoes and 45 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.4/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 57m (117 min)
- Director
- Lajos Koltai
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Focus Features
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Evening About?
The premise of Evening without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
As Ann Grant Lord’s life nears its end, her memories of a passionate and ultimately heartbreaking affair with Harris Arden are stirred by his spectral presence. Through flashbacks, a complex relationship unfolds, revealing the events that led to their separation. Her daughters grapple with reconciling their mother’s romantic past with her current circumstances and the reality of her approaching death, offering a poignant reflection on love, loss, and family.
Evening Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- unrequited love
- alternating time lines
- musician
- medical doctor
- butterfly
- woman slaps a man twice
- aspiring female singer
- romantic rivalry
- fatal hit and run
- tragic figure
- marriage
- male rear nudity
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- unintentional male to male kiss
- implied sex
- blood
- younger version of character
- wedding singer
- man woman romance
- stars in the sky
- woman wears a bra and panties
- male male kiss
- bare chested man
- best friend
- jumping off a cliff into water
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
- kiss
- streep and v. redgrave
- love
- night nurse
- singer
- dying
- memory
- 1950s
- nurse
- deathbed
- f rated
- rhode island
- irish
- church
- morphine drip
- i.v.
- irish nurse
- champagne
- rain
- barbie doll
- grandmother granddaughter relationship
- grandmother grandson relationship
- boat
- seashore
- bonfire
Evening Cast
Vanessa Redgrave leads the cast, with Toni Collette and Claire Danes. Directed by Lajos Koltai.
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Director Lajos Koltai
More from Lajos Koltai
More films directed by Lajos Koltai, best-rated first: Fateless and Semmelweis.
Evening Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Evening 28% on Rotten Tomatoes and 45 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.4/10.
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IMDb 6.4 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 28% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 48%
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Metacritic 45 Metascore
User score 6.4
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TMDB 58% User score
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Evening Plot Summary
What happens in Evening from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
As Ann lays in her bed, nearing the final days of her life, she starts to experience vivid hallucinations and reflects on a pivotal weekend that forever altered her path. This was the weekend when she was honored to be the maid of honor for her best friend, Lila Wittenborn, and crossed paths with Harris Arden—the man she truly loved.
Full summary
The whole story of Evening, scene by scene
Evening Box Office
Evening grossed $20 million worldwide. $12.5 million came from the US and Canada and $7.5 million (38%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$20M
- US & Canada
- $12.5M
- International
- $7.5M
Evening Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Evening.
How Well Do You Know Evening?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
- Question 1: not answered
- Question 2: not answered
- Question 3: not answered
- Question 4: not answered
- Question 5: not answered
- Question 6: not answered
- Question 7: not answered
- Question 8: not answered
- Question 9: not answered
- Question 10: not answered
Who is the maid of honour at the wedding where Ann meets Harris?
Cars in Evening
17 cars on screen, including the 1940 Buick Limited and the 1948 Buick Super.
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1940 Buick Limited Minor role -
1948 Buick Super Minor role -
1953 GMC TDH 3714 Minor role -
2004 Land-Rover Discovery Series II Minor role
Evening Also Known As
21 alternative titles, including “Le temps d'un été” and “Ao Entardecer”.
- Also known as
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- Le temps d'un été
- Ao Entardecer
- Spuren eines Lebens
- Gün Batımı
- Un amore senza tempo
- Вечер
- Este
- El atardecer
- Η Τελευταία Νύχτα
- Ten večer
- Ao Anoitecer
- לפנות ערב
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- 夜幕
- Когато падне мрак
- Wieczór
- Paslaptis Iš praeities
- 이브닝
- いつか眠りにつく前に
- 夜戀
- El capvespre
- สัมพันธ์รักไม่เคยลับ
Seen Evening?
Movies Like Evening
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Evening Star, Starting Out in the Evening and Still of the Night.
Evening FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Evening, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Evening?
Evening runs 1 hour 57 minutes (117 minutes).
When was Evening released?
Evening was released on June 29, 2007.
Who directed Evening?
Evening was directed by Lajos Koltai.
More films by Lajos Koltai Who is in the cast of Evening?
Evening stars Vanessa Redgrave, Toni Collette and Claire Danes.
How much did Evening make at the box office?
Evening grossed $20 million worldwide ($12.5 million domestic, $7.5 million international).
How is Evening rated?
Evening has 6.4/10 on IMDb, 28% on Rotten Tomatoes, 45 on Metacritic and 58% on TMDB.
Does Evening have a post-credit scene?
No. Evening has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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