Lucky Mann is a builder equally handy at repairs and seduction. The latest housewife to succumb to his charms is Marianne, unhappily married to corporate exec Jeffrey. When Jeffrey becomes enraptured by Lucky’s wife Phyllis, the four get caught in a love quadrangle that reignites their marriages.
Acting
Julie Christie's radiant, wounded comeback after years away.
Cinematography
Montreal winters shot like a broken heart—gorgeous and unbearable.
Director
Alan Rudolph
Nick Nolte
Lucky Mann
Julie Christie
Phyllis Hart
Lara Flynn Boyle
Marianne Byron
Jonny Lee Miller
Jeffrey Byron III
Jay Underwood
Donald Duncan
Domini Blythe
Helene Pelletier
Yves Corbeil
Bernard Ornay
Michèle-Barbara Pelletier
Isabel Marino
France Castel
Gloria Marino
Claudia Besso
Monica Bloom
Alan Fawcett
Count Falco / Jack Dana
Ellen David
Judy the Waitress
Don Jordan
Byron's Concierge
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nick Nolte and Julie Christie had both worked with director Alan Rudolph before—he essentially built this film around their specific, weathered chemistry.
Released during the 1997 indie boom when Miramax prestige met midlife crisis dramas; it's basically 'Sex, Lies and Videotape' for people who read 'The Bridges of Madison County' unironically.
US
