The Man from Elysian Fields is a 2001 American drama film directed by George Hickenlooper, and starring Andy Garcia, Mick Jagger, Olivia Williams, Julianna Margulies, and James Coburn.

Synopsis

After one book that ended up in the remainder bins, novelist Byron Tiller s inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife. Desperate for any kind of income, he meets Luther Fox, an Englishman who runs an exclusive escort service called Elysian Fields, and is offered a job.

Hiding his new employment from his wife, Byron finds that one of his clients, Andrea, is married to a much older, ill Pulitzer Prize-winning author whom Tiller greatly admires. Complications develop as he develops a relationship with the author, essentially cowriting his latest book. Tiller faces new challenges as he tries to separate a professional obligation to the wife, his client, from a professional interest and responsibility to a fellow writer, her spouse.

Cast

• Andy Garcia as Byron Tiller
• Mick Jagger as Lucius Fox
• Julianna Margulies as Dena Tiller
• Olivia Williams as Andrea Alcott
• James Coburn as Tobias Alcott
• Anjelica Huston as Jennifer Adler
• Michael Des Barres as Nigel Halsey
• Richard Bradford as Edward Rodgers

Reception

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes the film had a rating of 51% based on 70 reviews, with an average of 5.9/10. The site s consensus states: Critics Consensus: This story about a gigolo isn t plausible or compelling enough. On Metacritic it has a score of 57 based on reviews from 26 critics, indicating mixed or average reviews .

It was hailed as One of the Best Films of 2002 by critic Roger Ebert.

Year	2001
ReleaseDate	2002-11-28
RuntimeMins	106
RuntimeStr	1h 46min
Plot	A failed novelist’s inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.
Directors	George Hickenlooper
Writers	Phillip Jayson Lasker
Stars	Andy Garcia, Mick Jagger, Julianna Margulies
Produced by	Paul Brooks,Joe Drago,Glenn S. Gainor,Andy Garcia,Larry Katz,David Kronemeyer,Andrew Pfeffer,Vicky Pike,Morris Ruskin,Tony Vitale,Norm Waitt,Josie Wechsler,Dara Weintraub,Donald Zuckerman
Music by	Anthony Marinelli
Cinematography by	Kramer Morgenthau
Film Editing by	Michael Brown
Casting By	Heidi Levitt
Production Design by	Franckie Diago
Art Direction by	Jay Spratt
Set Decoration by	Dara Waxman
Costume Design by	Matthew Jacobsen
Makeup Department	Tyler Ely,Julie Hewett,K.G. Ramsey,Rick Sharp,Dulcie Smith
Production Management	Debra L. Gainor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	Danny Green,Rick Kelly,Mark Anthony Little
Art Department	Ryan J. Beyer,Mark Boucher,Wendy Pier Cassileth,Yoojung Han,Lorri Jakubuv,Sean Lyons,Garry McEvoy,Lee Ross,Don Teschner
Sound Department	Robby Bartholomew,Matthew C. Beville,Frank Buckner,Mike Chock,Bill J. DiDonna,Stanley Kastner,Shawn Kennelly,Shawn Ian Kerkhoff,Phil Lee,Peter V. Meiselmann,Todd Morrissey,Steuart Pearce,Reuben Simon
Special Effects by	José Ignacio Álvarez
Visual Effects by	Michael Backauskas
Stunts	Tommy Mack Turvey
Camera and Electrical Department	William Ambrose,David Barker,Lisa Bonaccorso,Erin Franklyn,Michael Goldman,Kelly Krotine,Michael Lowrance,Richard A. Ludt,John Lynch,Jamie Maxtone-Graham,Darin Moran,Randy Nolen,Ziggy Pedone,Curtis Smith,Keith Talley,Rico Torres
Casting Department	Joseph Hicks
Costume and Wardrobe Department	Roberto Carneiro,Jessica Torok
Editorial Department	Joe Fineman,Richard Flores Jr.,Yoshie Ishiguro,Scott Niemeyer,Michael Toji,Chuck Winston
Location Management	Don Teschner
Music Department	Mark Curry,James Fitzpatrick,Randy Gerston,Brian Leff,Anthony Marinelli,Thomas Morse,Georgiana Ramsland,Amy Rosen
Script and Continuity Department	Monika Petrillo
Transportation Department	Billy Colbert,Chris Haynes,Chip Vincent
Additional Crew	Sarah Anthony,Michael Barnes,David C. Bernat,Lori Beth Bernat,Chris Doss,Vanessa Grayson,Dan Harder,Tami Hodges Gruneich,Joanna L. Rees Jones,Heather Joyce,Adam R. Mehr,Hannah Sim,David Sitzman,Amy Smolev,Mark Steger,Gwenn Stroman,Santiago Verdu,Jim Wheelan,Rhonda Wheelan,Todd Zeller,Rachel Flackett,Jessica Rapke
Thanks	Kerry Li,J.B. White
Genres	Drama, Romance
Companies	CineSon Entertainment, Fireworks Pictures, Gold Circle Films
Countries	USA
Languages	English
ContentRating	R
ImDbRating	6.6
ImDbRatingVotes	4298
MetacriticRating	57
Keywords	unfaithfulness,three in a bed,seduction,open marriage,extramarital affair