Ironworker Nick lives with his wife, Kitty, and three daughters. When he meets a significantly younger woman, Tula, he starts an affair with her, much to the chagrin of his wife, and his life is thrown into upheaval. Kitty kicks Nick out of the house, and he is forced to make some difficult decisions.
Acting
Gandolfini's vulnerable, sweaty desperation is masterclass level.
Direction
Turturro's singular vision—no one else could've made this.
Director
John Turturro
James Gandolfini
Nick Murder
Susan Sarandon
Kitty Kane
Kate Winslet
Tula
Steve Buscemi
Angelo
Bobby Cannavale
Fryburg
Mandy Moore
Baby
Mary-Louise Parker
Constance
Aida Turturro
Rosebud
Christopher Walken
Cousin Bo
Eddie Izzard
Gene Vincent
Barbara Sukowa
Gracie
David Thornton
Urologist
Elaine Stritch
Nick's Mother
Amy Sedaris
Frances
P.J. Brown
Police Officer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Turturro spent years trying to get this made; the Coen brothers helped him secure financing after studios kept passing.
This was Gandolfini's first major post-Sopranos role—he reportedly took a massive pay cut because he believed in the project so deeply.
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