Drama Movies 2004 List

With Nikolaj Lie Kaas • Isabella Miehe-Renard • Maria Bonnevie • Krister Henriksson • Nicolas Bro • Ida Dwinger • Helle Fagralid • Malene Schwartz • Peter Steen • Christoffer Boe • Mogens Rukov

A young man who thought himself already in love with a nice girl is drawn into a literary drama when he is captured by a deep and stimulating love affair.

With Elle Fanning • Jeff Bridges • Kim Basinger • Mimi Rogers • Bijou Phillips • Donna Murphy • Stefanie Bari • Michael Corrente • Jon Foster • John Rothman • Claire Beckman • Rachel Style • Kristina Valada-Viars • Carter Williams • Tod Williams • Ted Hope • Anne Carey • John Irving

Set in the beach community of East Hampton, New York, the film chronicles one pivotal summer in the lives of famous children's books author Ted Cole (Jeff Bridges) and his beautiful wife Marion (Kim Basinger). Their once-great marriage has been strained by tragedy. The Coles lovingly parent their surviving child, bright 4-year-old Ruth (Elle Fanning), who takes everything in stride as perhaps only a child can. But Marion's equation of love with loss, coupled with Ted's infidelities, points towards a much-needed change in the relationship. That may come in the form of Eddie O'Hare (Jon Foster), the young man Ted hires to work as his summer assistant – and, Ted hopes, the catalyst to invigorate the Coles' bond of marriage. Eddie idolizes Ted, but Ted's erratic work habits soon leave Eddie to his own devices. Marion becomes an object of desire for Eddie, rekindling in her some surprising emotions as a mother and as a woman. To Eddie's surprise and delight, his yearning is potently reciprocated. As he becomes passionately entwined with the seemingly fragile yet increasingly bold Marion, Eddie comes to realize that, similarly, Ted's surface fecklessness hides something deeper within. As the summer draws to a close, Marion and Ted must make difficult decisions about the future of their family. Adapted from John Irving's best-selling novel "A Widow for One Year."