He writes, directs, produces, and stars in his own films, which. Jan 26, 2012 director eric schaeffer also stars as a downonhisluck novelist who makes sparks with a hospicenursebyday, dominatrixbynight in paris. The movie is directed by eric schaeffer and featured eric schaeffer and scarlett johansson as lead characters. Jan 27, 2012 eric schaeffer has said he intends his latest film, after fall, winter, to be the second of four he will make at 15year intervals focused on the same character. Schaeffer, who grew up on the upper west side of manhattan, seemed on the verge of a charmed career after his first movie, my lifes in turnaround, was all the rage. Five questions for boy meets girl director eric schaeffer. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours to finish it. Fortunately, when americas love affair with eric schaeffer finally kicks in, there will be a fat backcatalog of little.
Schaeffer was born in new york city, new york and later graduated with a degree in drama and dance. For michael shiver, life as an easygoing cab driver in new york suddenly changes when he picks up supermodel sarah easton and falls head over heels in. The film was followed by a 2011 sequel after fall, winter. Eric schaeffer directs and stars in after fall, winter the new york. The movie was released in june 1994 and ultimately showed in 105 cities.
Jan 07, 2012 the movie then cuts to new york city, where our hero, michael, played by eric schaeffer shown below who also wrote, produced and directed the movie, is having a very bad time. From eric schaeffers romantic movie fall, this is michael shivers poem at the end of the movie. Title fall year 1997 director eric schaeffer genre drama, romance. Eric schaeffer is one of the best kept secrets in hollywood.
After fall, winter 2012 directed by eric schaeffer. Right at the beginning of the movie, eric schaeffer appears fully naked but from a distance. Eric schaeffer does some good, gritty writing and there are definitely some cool moments in this movie. Fall is an english movie released on 20 june, 1997. Schaeffers next project is a feature film that took much. Someone from one side of the tracks falls for someone from the other. A real sleeper of a movie at the box office and video store, but it blew me away.
Torn between her feelings for michael and the security of her marriage, sarah is forced to make a. Eric schaeffer reading poem at end of fall just audio youtube. A premise that has been seen a million and one times before. In the aforementioned film, the star was claudia shiffer. Schaeffer is a life coach these days, but otherwise, its an unknown cast who does a good job with a movie that also has a good. Eric schaeffer reading poem at end of fall just audio. Eric schaeffer has said he intends his latest film, after fall, winter, to be the second of four he will make at 15year intervals focused on the same character. Hendley and actor michael welch, the film demonstrates the passionate and realistic modernday love story by grace maliska boy meets girl is a truly modernday love story that transcends. Fall 1997 eric schaeffer synopsis, characteristics. The write up on the video box does this movie no credit there is so much more here than you would think, reading. If lucy fell is the first and not really recommended by me. Eric schaeffer born january 22, 1962 is an american actor, writer and director. Orders completed after 9am are posted next business day.
After a movie my lifes in turnaround and a tv series too something with collaborator donal lardner ward, schaeffer made his solo debut with 1996s if lucy fell. Directed by eric schaeffer, and starring transgender actress michelle e. Eric schaeffer directs and stars in after fall, winter. Fall and after fall, winter are connected both by the main. Eric schaeffer who directed, wrote, and starred in it is gifted. He is an actor and writer, known for boy meets girl 2014, if lucy fell 1996 and fall 1997. Both movies are deeply intimate, brilliantly intelligent, and significantly darker than the lucy movie. For michael shiver, life as an easygoing cab driver in new york suddenly changes when he picks up supermodel sarah easton and falls head over heels in love. A narcissistic, egodriven gabfest courtesy of indie auteur eric schaeffer, who. Eric schaeffer is the filmmaker the critics just love to. Read the fall movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. The scene is dark so we cannot see all the details, but. The article focused on schaeffers determination to create the piece in any format necessary, as he transformed what was originally planned as a feature film into a selfproduced web series that he produced himself.
Winter is a dangerous, sexy, poignant and at times darkly funny story about two people who desperately want intimacy but have fashioned lives of reclusivity and emotional fracture which ultimately spells the doom of their great love. Actor, director, screenwriter, producer, show creator born. This film is not only visually stunning, it is intelligent, funny, sweet and heartbreakinly honest. Cab driver michael and supermodel sarah fall in love while her gorgeous. Together they eric schaeffer grew up in new yorks upper west side. After fall, winter is the second installment in an ambitious planned series of four films each set 15 years apart detailing the ongoing romantic struggles of a man striving to experience genuine intimacy.
Its the most emotionally manipulative film ive ever seen. With sarahs aristocratic husband, phillipe rudolf martin, away in europe, she is free to engage in such impulsive infidelity, but eventually the lovers have to confront the reality of their relationship. The true fall for michael in the movie wasnt falling for sarah, it was falling from sarah. Eric partnered with producer terence michael for if lucy fell, written and directed by schaeffer. The best movies directed by eric schaeffer flickchart. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. What makes it hard for me is knowing how much you care for me, how much in a way you do love me, how much you would enjoy smiling wryly as you hurled yourself backwards off the cliff and said, catch me baby. Fall official trailer a narcissistic, egodriven gabfest courtesy of indie auteur eric schaeffer, who appears not to have figured out that therapy is cheaper than moviemaking. Eric schaeffer was born on january 22, 1962 in new york city, new york, usa. Lizzie brochere and eric schaeffer in after fall, winter, directed by mr. He studied drama at bard college and drove a cab to support himself while writing screenplays. Eric schaeffers after fall, winter probes pain, death.
I purchased fall having first seen after fall, winter. Filmmaker eric schaeffer grew up and attended prep school in new yorks upper west side. Eric schaeffer is a popular movie actor from new york city, new york, usa. Eric schaeffers after fall, winter probes pain, death, love. Eric schaeffer wrote, produced, and directed fall, as well as played michael. Cab driver michael and supermodel sarah fall in love while her gorgeous husband phillippe is in madrid for two months. Director eric schaeffer also stars as a downonhisluck novelist who makes sparks with a hospicenursebyday, dominatrixbynight in paris. Michael shiver eric schaeffer is a cab driver in new york.
When filmmaker last checked in on eric schaeffer in 20, he was busy making his web series, eric schaeffer. If you know his work, then you know his latest effort is going to be a selfabsorbed clusterfuck of overthinking, inhuman characters with nothing to do but say impossibly romantic things. Nov 08, 2010 from eric schaeffer s romantic movie fall, this is michael shivers poem at the end of the movie. Fortunately, when americas love affair with eric schaeffer finally kicks in, there will be a fat backcatalog of littleseen eric schaeffer projects ready to be discovered. The movie develops with the two of them becoming interested into each other and slowly falling in love while sarahs husband is away in rome for. From eric schaeffer s romantic movie fall, this is michael shivers poem at the end of the movie. The female lead had a web discussion show for a while, and mr. In this romantic comedy drama, a mismatched couple who arent as mismatched as they believe are brought together by. He loves his neighborhood and primarily sets his films there. The man who wrote, directed and produced, if lucy fell he ikes to make movies about supermodels. Eric schaeffer has said he intends his latest film, after fall, winter, to be the second of four he will make at 15year intervals focused on the. Racked with guilt the next morning over her infidelity, sarah tries to convince michael that they should remain friends and nothing more, while he is convinced that hes met the love of his life. Fall and after fall, winter are the second and third relationship movies written, directed, and starring eric schaeffer. Eric schaeffer celebrity profile check out the latest eric schaeffer photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.