
August Evening follows an aging undocumented farm worker named Jaime and his young, widowed daughter-in-law, Lupe, as their lives are thrown into upheaval. Lupe is more of a daughter to Jaime than his own children, and the two try to stick together... but change is inevitable.... (Full plot summary below)
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August Evening follows an aging undocumented farm worker named Jaime and his young, widowed daughter-in-law, Lupe, as their lives are thrown into upheaval. Lupe is more of a daughter to Jaime than his own children, and the two try to stick together... but change is inevitable.
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| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA shooting star of a movie with awesome beauty in its characters, in the natural world, and in the cycles of creation and destruction depicted in the emotionally affecting drama. |
| Salon.comAndrew O'HehirThe heart of the movie is not in its plot but in its characters and atmosphere. Castaneda, a nonprofessional actor who runs a towing company in San Antonio, gives a towering, Robert Duvall-style performance as a granitic man in late middle age whose internal world of pain and love and knowledge occasionally flickers to the surface. |
| Old School ReviewsJohn A. NesbitEbbs as leisurely as Gonzales' Guadalupe River. |
| Slant MagazineNick SchagerAugust Evening may not be on par with the work of Yasujiro Ozu, but the late Japanese master's influence can be felt in the patient rhythms and thematic preoccupations of Chris Eska's film |
| New York PostV.A. MusettoPedro Castaneda, a nonprofessional appearing in his first film, and Veronica Loren tug at your heartstrings with their portrayals of the lead characters. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsBob StraussAugust Evening creates a complete world, with all of its practical limitations and emotional possibilities, for Jaime and Lupe to hunt for their place in. |
| San Antonio Express-NewsLarry Ratliff(Pedro) Castaneda, the male lead in Chris Eska's mesmerizing debut feature August Evening, has the kind of natural, hypnotic screen presence that cannot be taught. |
| OregonianStan HallJaime and Lupe are vividly realized, sympathetic characters. |
| ComingSoon.netEdward DouglasDespite its slow pace and excessive length, it's still a striking debut from the [first-time] filmmaker that thrives on the simplicity of the characters and storytelling. |
| AV ClubSam AdamsThe unforced ease of the performances make August Evening an intermittent pleasure, but its images aren't strong enough to sustain its undisciplined length. |