In the early 1960s, teenager Adam Stafford (Cameron Bright) becomes obsessed with his new neighbor, Catherine Caswell (Gretchen Mol), a divorcée and free spirit. Stafford spies on Caswell as she meets with strange men, and, despite the warnings of his conservative parents, he begins working for her as a gardener. Amid rumors of her affair with President Kennedy, the two become close, but political intrigue surrounding her acquaintances soon infringes on their friendship.
Cinematography
Hazy period lighting that smolders with repression
Costume
Gretchen Mol's pillbox hats and cocktail dresses
Acting
Mol's fragile confidence as the kept woman
Director
William Olsson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released in 2008, this rode the wave of Kennedy assassination obsession that never really ended in American cinema.
Cameron Bright was 14 playing opposite 35-year-old Mol—his second film playing a boy dangerously obsessed with an older woman after 'Birth'.
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