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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) | User Rating
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Release Date
• USA: Nov 21, 1997
DVD Release Date
• R1: Feb 2, 2004
Budget $30,000,000
Official Website:
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MPAA Rating
Rated R for language and brief violence.
Running Time
2 hours, 35 minutes
Country USA
Studio Malpaso, Silver Pictures, Warner Brothers
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
• Mitternacht im Garten von Gut und Böse (1998)
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Murder, Law, Gay/Lesbian, Investigation, Culture Clash, Christmas, True Story, Courtroom, Coming Of Age, Suspense, Cult Classic
Plot: Bringing John Berendt’s international best-selling novel, MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL, to the screen must have been a challenge. The book is essentially an anecdotal travelogue of the fascinating city of Savannah, Georgia. The filmmakers decided to add a character, John Kelso (well played by John Cusack), a writer from New York, who’s meant to represent Berendt’s point of view. They also put most of the focus of the narrative on the murder trial of local millionaire socialite Jim Williams (the redoubtable Kevin Spacey). This is slightly problematic in that Kelso, a mere observer, now becomes the central character of the film. But director Clint Eastwood (straying from his usual milieu, and, atypically, not appearing the film) and writer John Lee Hancock still manage to capture the quirky spirit of the book. They’re greatly aided in this regard by the lush images of cinematographer Jack N. Green and the detailed work of production designer Henry Bumstead, who create just the right atmosphere for the small city and its environs. The strong cast, including actual Savannah residents such as sparkplug transsexual the Lady Chablis, makes the film an enjoyable idyll in a strange yet welcoming place.
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