

Mirabelle is a disenchanted salesgirl and aspiring artist who sells gloves and accessories at a department store. She has two men in her life: wealthy divorcée Ray Porter and struggling musician Jeremy. Mirabelle falls in love with the glamorous Ray, and her life takes a magical turn, but eventually she realizes that she must empower herself and make a choice between them.
Acting
Claire Danes' micro-expressions do more work than the dialogue.
Writing
Steve Martin's novella adaptation keeps its literary melancholy intact.
Cinematography
LA as soft-focus dreamscape vs. fluorescent retail purgatory.

Director
Anand Tucker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Steve Martin wrote the original novella in 2000, drawing from his own experiences with younger women and midlife crisis — the film's discomfort is partly autobiographical confession.
The glove department at Neiman Marcus was recreated on a soundstage, but Mirabelle's apartment was shot in the actual Silver Lake building where Martin once lived.
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