Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

After Fall, Winter

Play trailer Poster for After Fall, Winter 2011 2h 11m Drama Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
11% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 67% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
A failed novelist (Eric Schaeffer), who has a secret S&M fetish, is unaware that his new lover (Lizzie Brocheré) is a dominatrix.
Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

Where to Watch

After Fall, Winter

Critics Reviews

View All (9) Critics Reviews
V.A. Musetto New York Post A mixed-up movie about mixed-up people. Rated: 1.5/4 Jan 27, 2012 Full Review Neil Genzlinger New York Times The lovebirds' dialogue has the sophistication of a junior high school romance, and Mr. Schaeffer appears to have pasted his story together from the button-pushing plotlines of other films. Rated: 1.5/5 Jan 26, 2012 Full Review Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter Like his unlucky-in-love characters, prolific filmmaker Eric Schaeffer keeps trying, to little avail. Jan 26, 2012 Full Review Robert Savage CineVue One wishes [Eric Schaeffer] had kept his dirty home movies to himself. Rated: 1/5 Dec 1, 2018 Full Review Doris Toumarkine Film Journal International Drama about a failed and depressed 'Ugly American' New York writer attempting some kind of regeneration in Paris follows its 'hero' into degeneracy. Jan 31, 2012 Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall A remarkably honest and sometimes rather grim look at the dark side of love and sex. Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 10, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (19) audience reviews
Joe D I love Eric's work, as every piece is it's own celebration of the uniquely human connections we can create when we are open and willing to give and receive them. I have always been able to immerse myself in his characters and stories. So when I read the horrible professional reviews, it makes me wonder, can everyone really be that emotionally uncomfortable, or is it maybe, that I am broken too? As the dialogue foreshadows, M: I will never hurt you... S: but you cannot promise that! But what happens when you steal hope from the hopeless romantic? I can only hope that he has enough generosity left in his soul to offer After Winter, Spring. While I will never stop seeking and experiencing his work, no fragile person should ever watch this brutal tragedy of broken people... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/27/24 Full Review Stephanie M I was disgusted and disappointed. I loved If Lucy Fell and Fall as even with the dark moments it still gave a little hope. This movie yanked all that away. Shame on you Eric Schaeffer, obviously uncaring of his fans to write such a depressing morbid movie. People break up, and get in debt. You don't lie about who you are then when the person bails hire someone to kill you causing the person who did love you to kill themselves. You talk to them and try to work it out. Michael followed Sarah all the way to Paris trying to make it work but you meet someone young enough to be your daughter and a week later just give up. A waste of my time. And I read somewhere you will do another movie in 15 years again so 2027. Where will that be set, in purgatory or hell or heaven. How will that work, you fall for an angel then jump off a cloud and plummet to earth or cut off your wings. Where did your belief in the celebration of all slain hope go. I'm so disappointed in you Eric Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/06/23 Full Review Audience Member If you are living in BDSM world and understand it, this is real deal. It mirrors reality in our world, the power dominant has over submissive individual and possible consequences if you are bad or just inexperienced master, Very deep movie with tons of details which are hidden to vanilla audience. I admit some dialogs are cliché and not polished. Still solid 91%. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The greatest characteristic of this film is how unpredictable it is. The reason why this film is so unpredictable is because the story is so original, weird, yet unique. Though I have never experienced having a double life as a nurse/dominatrix, nor do I know what it's like to be million dollars in debt, this film has allowed me to feel a strong connection with its characters through love and sacrifice. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member The movie was not so bad that is should get so many rotten tomatoes. It just goes to prove (spoiler alert) Americans are shallow mined and must always have a happy ending. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member If only Eric Schaeffer could stop using himself as his own leading man he might end up with a solid film. This movie is a sort of extension of an earlier film by Schaeffer. This movie tries to be more than it is and often goes to far with its use of BDSM scenes. But, I found this film to be filled with engaging moments of honesty and an uncomfortable mix of human kindness and cruelty. Lizzie Brocheré is amazing in this role. Her performance is what triggers me to give this film 3 instead of 2.5 stars. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
After Fall, Winter

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

And While We Were Here 45% 37% And While We Were Here Watchlist The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond 27% 40% The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond Watchlist Goodbye First Love 83% 61% Goodbye First Love Watchlist Hemingway's Garden of Eden 4% 19% Hemingway's Garden of Eden Watchlist Honeyglue 42% 71% Honeyglue Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Movie Info

Synopsis A failed novelist (Eric Schaeffer), who has a secret S&M fetish, is unaware that his new lover (Lizzie Brocheré) is a dominatrix.
Director
Eric Schaeffer
Screenwriter
Eric Schaeffer
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 18, 2016
Runtime
2h 11m
Most Popular at Home Now