The
Dying Gaul
Sunday, October 16 at 6pm
Directed by Craig Lucas
USA - 89 minutes, In English
The Dying Gaul is a tale of lust, power, corruption, betrayal and revenge set in the seductive world of the Hollywood elite. Peter Sarsgaard stars as Robert Sandrich, a fledgling screenwriter who has been living on the fringes. His life changes when he is offered a million dollars for his latest and most personal work "The Dying Gaul,"the raw, autobiographical story of the death of his lover. But there¹s a catch the studio thinks the project will be much more commercially viable if Robert will only change the dead lover to a woman. Making the offer is Jeffrey (Campbell Scott), a smooth, ruthless and sexually avaricious studio executive who seduces Robert. Patricia Clarkson stars as Jeffrey¹s wife, Elaine. She brings the grieving Robert into the family fold, drawn by his talent and his pain. When Robert confides that he finds solace, both sexual and emotional, in the ghost-like world of chat rooms, the curious Elaine meets him there anonymously. As their online dialogue unfolds, she discovers a secret. The shock of that revelation and the unexpected way she responds sets off a dangerous series of deceptions, confessions and betrayals.