She's So Lovely (1997)
Directed by Nick Cassavetes
Genres - Drama, Romance, Family & Personal Relationships, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Marriage Drama, Romantic Drama |
Release Date - Aug 27, 1997 (USA) |
Run Time - 100 min. |
Countries - France, United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Jason Ankeny
Written by the late John Cassavettes in 1987 and filmed by his son Nick a decade later, the comic drama She's So Lovely (originally and more appropriately titled She's De Lovely in honor of the Cole Porter composition central to the movie) stars real-life couple Sean Penn and Robin Wright-Penn as Eddie and Maureen, a young husband and wife whose relationship is strained by Eddie's frequently irrational behavior. When a run-in with a slimy neighbor (James Gandolfini) leaves the pregnant Maureen beaten and bruised, Eddie goes on the warpath, and his violent actions land him in a mental institution. Upon his release a decade later, he discovers Maureen has remarried (to a construction manager portrayed by John Travolta), had two more kids, and moved to the suburbs. Regardless, he resolves to win her back. A kind of reworking of the Cassavetes Sr. masterpiece A Woman Under the Influence, She's So Lovely marked the second film directed by Nick after Unhook the Stars.
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Keywords
bar [pub], father, love, marital-problems, mental-breakdown, stepfather, suburbs, pregnancy
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High Artistic Quality