Sadness at Leaving
The story
Following the erection of the Berlin wall, special agent Carl Halman is assigned by East German intelligence to move to New York where he’ll “sleep” as a writer until he is called. Using the code-name “April 23,” Carl successfully infiltrates the uptown-downtown literary world in 1950s New York. He edits a magazine, follows the Knicks, and marries Melinda, the socialite wife of best-selling jock novelist Hubert Cleaver, Ayden’s hilarious Norman Mailer pastiche. Through Carl’s eyes, we see New York City change from an outpost of Europe to the new capital of an anarchistic, post-ideological world. But then, when Carl least expects it, he’s called.
Cast & crew
Richard Hell
Carl Halman
Rosemary Hochschild
Melinda
George Bartenieff
Hubert Cleaver
Larry Gregory
Nat Cooper
Penny Arcade
Juanita
Paula Greevy
Elise O'Leary
Jerome Koenig
Gus Steinermann
Judy Nylon
Melinda (voice)
Michael Ryan
Col. Bechstein
Chris Kraus
Director, Producer
Ann Rower
Producer
Boo Trundle
Producer