Gabriel Noone (Robin Willaims), the host of a late-night radio show, receives a mysterious manuscript chronicling the abuse of a 14-year-old (Rory Culkin) at the hands of his parents. After the boy contacts him, Gabriel travels to the teen's hometown in Wisconsin to learn the truth.
Night Listener, The Robin Williams stars in a psychological thriller based on a novel by Armistead Maupin, which was itself based on a bizarre episode in the writer's life
Up until James Frey confessed to Oprah Winfrey that he'd played fast and loose with the truth in his 'memoir' 'A Million Little Pieces', the biggest modern literary scandal related to Anthony Godby Johnson and his autobiographical account of horrific sexual abuse 'Rock And A Hard Place: One Boy's Triumphant Story'.
If it seemed remarkable that a 14-year-old boy suffering from Aids could write such a powerful, eloquent book, it was positively bizarre that the only person who had ever actually laid eyes on this p...
It's dangerously easy to lose yourself in the sound of someone's voice. The eyes may be the window to the soul, but the human voice is the cat burglar, prying open the window with deceptive purrs.
The Night Listener, an intriguing adaptation of the 2000 Armistead Maupin novel, concerns voices and fabulations and lies, some more sinister than others. Robin Williams plays Gabriel Noone, a public radio commentator and, like Maupin (best known for Tales of the City), a prominent fixture of the San Francisco culture scene. Newly single ??? his lover, having survived AIDS, has left him ??? Gabriel struggles to adjust.
Then, at a vulnerable point, ...
The Haunting
To achieve maximum enjoyment from watching The Night Listener DO NOT read any other review on this page with a date that proceeds mine. The other reviews contain plot spoilers and are written by narrow minded reviewers. Having said that, everyone is entitled to their opinion and we all look for different things in film. The spoilers are not on though.
Your enjoyment of The Night Listener will largely depend on whether you choose to accept that not all films in this genre mirror The Sixth Sense and have to contain a 'twist' to be effective. The realisation that The Night Listener is a true story also helps support our understanding towards the subtleties of this film. I'm n...
Up until James Frey confessed to Oprah Winfrey that he'd played fast and loose with the truth in his 'memoir' 'A Million Little Pieces', the biggest modern literary scandal related to Anthony Godby Johnson and his autobiographical account of horrific sexual abuse 'Rock And A Hard Place: One Boy's Triumphant Story'.
If it seemed remarkable that a 14-year-old boy suffering from Aids could write such a powerful, eloquent book, it was positively bizarre that the only person who had ever actually laid eyes on this prodigy was the woman claiming to be his adoptive mother.
Also suspicious was the fact that there are no records of the arrest and trial...
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