Posts Tagged ‘marital-discord’

Summer of Sam (1999)

Monday, June 9th, 2008
Genres: Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: John Leguizamo | Adrien Brody | Mira Sorvino | Jennifer Esposito | Michael Rispoli | Saverio Guerra | Brian Tarantina | Al Palagonia | Ken Garito | Bebe Neuwirth | Patti LuPone | Mike Starr | Anthony LaPaglia | Roger Guenveur Smith | Ben Gazzara
Directors: Spike Lee
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Spike Lee’s take on the “Son of Sam” murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American South Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.

Away from Her (2006)

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: Canada
Actors: Julie Christie | Gordon Pinsent | Olympia Dukakis | Kristen Thomson | Michael Murphy | Wendy Crewson | Alberta Watson | Grace Lynn Kung | Stacey LaBerge | Lili Francks | Andrew Moodie | Deanna Dezmari | Judy Sinclair | Tom Harvey | Carolyn Heatherington
Directors: Sarah Polley
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Fiona and Grant are an Ontario couple who have been married for over 40 years. Now, in the oncoming twilight of their years, they are forced to face the fact that Fiona’s “forgetfulness” actually is Alzheimer’s Disease. After Fiona wanders away and is found after being lost, they agree she must go into a nursing home. For the first time in the five decades their relationship has spanned, they are forced to undergo a long-time separation since the nursing home has a “no-vistors” policy for the first 30 days of a patient’s stay, so they can adjust to their new surroundings. When Grant visits Fiona after the orientation period, he is devastated to find out that not only can has she seemingly forgotten him, Fiona has transferred her affections to another man. The other man is Aubrey, a wheel chair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home. As the distance between husband and wife grows, Grant must draw upon his love for Fiona to perform an act of self-sacrifice in order to ensure her happiness.

Sylvia (2003)

Friday, February 16th, 2007
Genres: Biography | Drama | Romance
Countries: UK
Actors: Gwyneth Paltrow | Daniel Craig | Jared Harris | Blythe Danner | Michael Gambon | Amira Casar | Andrew Havill | Lucy Davenport | Liddy Holloway | David Birkin | Alison Bruce | Julian Firth | Jeremy Fowlds | Michael Mears | Anthony Strachan
Directors: Christine Jeffs
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Talented but plagued by her owns demons Sylvia Plath’s early relationship with husband and fellow poet, Ted Hughes, is dominated by Ted’s ambition and success. In the early years of their marriage Sylvia lacks inspiration and increasingly senses Ted’s infidelity. The unspoken question is whether Ted’s extra-marital affairs are the result of Sylvia’s own insecurities or whether Sylvia’s deepening depression is exacerbated by her husbands philandering. It is only towards the end, when they are separated, that Sylvia is able to truly explore the dark depths of her soul and write the searingly brilliant poetry that earned her fame.