Sadness at Leaving 32 years old

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.

Credits

Sadness at Leaving Cast

Name	Character
George Bartenieff He was 58, now 91 years old	as Hubert Cleaver
Penny Arcade She was 48, now 80 years old	as Juanita
Richard Hell He was 42, now 75 years old	as Carl Halman

Sadness at Leaving Crew

Name	Department
Chris Kraus as Writer. He was 29 (now 61) years old	Writing