She has written her own book, Beyond the Red Carpet The World of Entertainment Journalists, from Sourced Media Books.Picture a librarian. She has been published in national and international newspapers and magazines as well as internet websites.
She also writes about technology and has been a travel writer for the past 12 years. This is a charming film that will leave audiences feeling hopeful.Īfter Words is currently unrated however it is not suitable for young kids.įrancine Brokaw has been covering all aspects of the entertainment business for 20 years. Harden is brilliant as Jane, a woman who starts out completely despondent and ends up having the best week of her entire life. “The film features another in a long line of terrific performances by Marcia Gay Harden as well as several wonderful turns by a talented supporting cast led by Oscar Jaenada.” “ After Words takes audiences on a unique and life-affirming journey to beautiful Costa Rica,” said Andreas Olavarria, President of Level 33 Entertainment. The beauty of Costa Rica is unveiled on the screen like a magical travel video, as the adventure and yes, eventual romance, between the two characters slowly unfolds. And Juan also discovers much more than simply the wonders of his country. Jane came to Costa Rica to “do a little living” before she dies, but she does more than simply a “little” living. He is interested in Jane, the intelligent and confused woman. He is not interested in simply taking her money. He is impressed with her intelligence and manages to stir something inside this woman, while at the same time she is doing something to him. While Juan shows Jane the wonders of his country, she conveys to him the great wonders of the world of books. She is there to see the beauty of the country and the local flora and fauna. While Juan feels he can satisfy her, he soon realized she is not interested in anything romantic. When she first gets to Costa Rica, Jane is the typical lonely American woman looking for something. After all, he need a lot of money to send his daughter Anna (Jenna Ortega) to a fancy private school where she can get the best education and eventually go to college. She meets Juan (Oscar Jaenada), a local guide and gigolo, who romances American women for money. After realizing she won’t have anything interesting to relive at the moment when your whole life supposedly passed before your eyes when you die, Jane wants something to remember at that time.ĭescribing herself as a “pathetic librarian” Jane decides to take off for this exotic country before she takes her own life.
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Marcia Gay Harden carries the movie After Words, the story of Jane, a lonely, depressed, middle-aged librarian from Los Angeles who travels to Costa Rica for a week to experience something new before she dies. After Words Movie Review Category: Movies