Childhood's End (film) explained

Childhood's End
Director:	Jeff Lipsky
Producer:	Jason Kliot Joana Vicente
Starring:	Sam Trammell Reiko Aylesworth
Cinematography:	Victoria Ford
Editing:	Sabine Hoffman
Studio:	Open City
Distributor:	Plainview Pictures
Runtime:	90 minutes 115 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Childhood's End is a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Jeff Lipsky and featuring Sam Trammell and Reiko Aylesworth. It is Lipsky's feature directorial debut.

Plot

Denise is displeased with Greg and has a relationship with another girl. Greg has his first sexual relationship with his friend's mother.

Cast

• Cameron Foord as Evelyn Edwards
• Heather Gottlieb as Rebecca Meyer
• Colleen Werthmann as Denise Edwards
• Sam Trammell as Greg Chute
• Bridget White as Chloe Chute
• Reiko Aylesworth as Laurie Cannon
• Philip Coccioletti as Harvey Branch
• Ellen Tobie as Miranda Chute
• Maureen Silliman as Mrs. Meyer

Release

The film was released at the Montreal World Film Festival on August 25, 1996.

Reception

Emanuel Levy of Variety gave the film a mixed review, calling it "mildly engaging but ultimately frustrating."^[1]

Stephen Holden of The New York Times gave the film a negative review and wrote that it "has the atmosphere of a tasteful upper-middle-class talk show, crammed with dialogue that is as dispassionate as it is savvy."^[2]

Notes and References

1. Levy. Emanuel. Childhood's End. September 23, 1996. Variety. October 16, 2021.
2. News: Holden. Stephen. Childhood's End. April 4, 1997. The New York Times. October 16, 2021.