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6.7/10   341 votes
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Director:
Kevin Bacon
Writer (WGA):
Anne Meredith (written by)
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Release Date:
18 August 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
A love they never dreamed of. A summer they would never forget.
Plot:
Chase (Mirren), a lifetime resident of Martha's Vineyard, married Richard (Bridges), and like the area... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
Another Helen Mirren triumph more (4 total)

Cast

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Helen Mirren ... Chase Phillips

Kyra Sedgwick ... Elizabeth Cole

Beau Bridges ... Mr. Richard Phillips
Michael Yarmush ... Little Richard Phillips
Lucas Denton ... Jason Phillips
Elva Mai Hoover ... Margaret Thompson
Nancy Beatty ... Cynthia Porter
Rino Romano ... Bartender
Simon Reynolds ... Instructor
B.J. McLellan ... Winston
Bunty Webb ... Housekeeper
Kate Hennig ... Katherine
Cheryl Swarts ... Nurse
Ron Gabriel ... Jack
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for brief language.
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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
Norway:11 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Bronte, Oakville, Ontario, Canada more
Company:
Hallmark Entertainment more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Producing debut of Kyra Sedgwick. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Richard is driving Elizabeth to the ferry his arm can be seen out of the car window, he is wearing a dark blue short sleeved shirt, yet when Chase arrives at the ferry he is wearing a long sleeved bleached (white?) shirt. more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Another Helen Mirren triumph, 8 April 2006
6/10
Author: Brigid O Sullivan (wisewebwoman) from Toronto, Canada

It's a shame the script and theme didn't quite do her justice. Kyra Sedgewick also gives her all and Kevin Bacon's directorial debut is great - he captures the atmosphere amazingly well and I was surprised to find on the credits that Lake Ontario and its shore stood in for Martha's Vineyard and the Atlantic.

I thought it a shame that a sexual component was introduced to the slow awakening of Chase (Helen) from her "nervous breakdown" - a condition brought on by her disillusion at living a life of pretense with her husband, a man who loves her and is ashamed and baffled by her slide into depression.

This awakening is brought on by Elizabeth (Kyra), the mother's helper employed for the summer. A deep friendship develops between Chase and Elizabeth. Some of the scenes are overblown - the sports car, the borrowed yacht, but some are also magical, the kites, the garden.

Very very slender movie and quite touching at the end.

6 out of 10.

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