First Love, Last Rites (film)

First Love, Last Rites
Directed byJesse Peretz
Screenplay byDavid Ryan
Jesse Peretz
Based onFirst Love, Last Rites
by Ian McEwan
Produced by
  • Herbert Beigel
  • Scott Macaulay
  • Robin O'Hara
Starring
CinematographyTom Richmond
Edited byJames Lyons
Music byNathan Larson
Craig Wedren
Production
companies
Forensic Films
Toast Films
Distributed byStrand Releasing
Trimark Pictures
Release dates
  • September 7, 1997 (1997-09-07) (TIFF)
  • August 7, 1998 (1998-08-07) (United States)
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Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$300,000
Box office$42,953

First Love, Last Rites is a 1997 American romantic drama film directed by Jesse Peretz and starring Natasha Gregson Wagner and Giovanni Ribisi. It is based on the short story of the same name by Ian McEwan[2][3] and centers on the passionate love affair between a young couple over one Louisiana summer.

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1997 and received a limited release on August 7, 1998.

  1. ^ "First Love, Last Rites". Moviefone. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  2. ^ Schwarzbaum, Lisa (August 14, 1998). "Movie Review: 'First Love, Last Rites'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  3. ^ Alter, Ethan (November 2, 2004). "First Love, Last Rites". Film Journal International. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2018.