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(2002)
Genre: Drama
Director: Todd Haynes
Writer: Todd Haynes
Producers: Jody Allen, Declan Baldwin, George Clooney, Eric Robison, Bradford Simpson, John Sloss, Steven Soderbergh, Christine Vachon, John Wells, Tracy Brimm, Diane Cornell, Jean-Charles Levy
Synopsis: Maverick director Todd Haynes embraces the look and feel of classic
Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s in this period drama. Cathy Whitaker
(Julianne Moore) and her husband, Frank (Dennis Quaid), are a seemingly
perfect couple; living in a handsome suburban neighborhood in Hartford,
CT, in 1957, Cathy and Frank have a beautiful home and two happy,
healthy children, while Frank pursues a successful career in sales and
Cathy cares for the home. But Cathy has begun to sense something isn't
quite
right in her marriage, as
Frank begins working late, spending less time with her, and seems cold
and distant. One day, Cathy visits Frank's work and discovers something
she never expected -- her husband is kissing a man. At Cathy's urging,
Frank undergoes psychotherapy, but as she tries to keep up a brave face,
the emotional trauma takes a great toll on her, and she finds there are
very few people she can talk with. Cathy strikes up a friendship with
Raymond Deagan (Dennis Haysbert), an African-American gardener who works
for the Whitakers, and as she discovers how intelligent and
compassionate Raymond is, she finds herself drawn to him. However,
Hartford is in many ways still a small town, and when Mona (Celia
Weston) sees Cathy and Raymond alone together, it sets off a wave of
vicious gossip that threatens to make the Whitakers' many secrets public
knowledge. (Written by IMDb Editors)
Cast:
- Julianne Moore
- Dennis Quaid
- Dennis Haysbert
- Patricia Clarkson
- Viola Davis
