A Very Serious Person

– Jan, an itinerant male nurse from Denmark, takes a new job with Mrs. A, a terminally ill Manhattan w..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 35 Minutes
Release Year:
2006
A Very Serious Person (2006)

Jan, an itinerant male nurse from Denmark, takes a new job with Mrs. A, a terminally ill Manhattan woman raising her parentless thirteen-year-old grandson, Gil. Spending the summer by the shore, the emotionally reserved Jan finds himself oddly cast as a mentor to Gil in having to prepare the sensitive boy for life with his cousins in Florida after his grandmother's death.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
USA
Genre:
Release Date:

28 Apr 2006

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Charles Busch

Writer:

Charles Busch, Carl Andress

Main Actors:

P.J. Verhoest, Dana Ivey, Polly Bergen, Carmen Pelaez

Plot:

Jan, an itinerant male nurse from Denmark, takes a new job with Mrs. A, a terminally ill Manhattan woman raising her parentless thirteen-year-old grandson, Gil. Spending the summer by the shore, the emotionally reserved Jan finds himself oddly cast as a mentor to Gil in having to prepare the sensitive boy for life with his cousins in Florida after his grandmother's death. A deep friendship grows between these two solitary people. By the end of the summer, Gil has developed a new maturity and independence, while the enigmatic Jan has revealed his own vulnerability.

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.

Production:

Wolfe Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.5/10