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Writers (WGA):
Andre Dubus (short stories "We Don't Live Here Anymore" and "Adultery")Larry Gross (screenplay)
Release Date:
18 November 2004 (Israel) moreTagline:
Ordinary lives. Extraordinary emotions. morePlot:
An indiscretion between two close friends tears down their respective marriages. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(12 articles)
Signatures: Laura Dern (From FilmExperience. 21 June 2009, 4:37 PM, PDT)
De Niro and Norton Reunite for Stone
(From TheMovingPicture. 6 May 2009, 10:32 PM, PDT)
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A Thought-Provoking Film Experience! moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Mark Ruffalo | ... | Jack Linden | |
| Laura Dern | ... | Terry Linden | |
| Peter Krause | ... | Hank Evans | |
| Naomi Watts | ... | Edith Evans | |
| Sam Charles | ... | Sean Linden | |
| Haili Page | ... | Natasha Linden | |
| Jennifer Bishop | ... | Sharon Evans | |
| Jennifer Mawhinney | ... | Audrey | |
| Amber Rothwell | ... | Lauren | |
| Meg Roe | ... | Lollipop Girl | |
| Jim Francis | ... | Joe Ritchie | |
| Marc Baur | ... | Plumber | |
| Patrick Earley | ... | Jim |
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Rated R for sexual content and language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
101 minLanguage:
EnglishColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Finland:K-15 | Iceland:16 | USA:R (#40903) | New Zealand:R16 | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:M18 | UK:15 | Argentina:16 | Spain:18 | Brazil:16 | Ireland:18 | Australia:MA | Canada:14AFilming Locations:
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaFun Stuff
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Edith Evans: You know what I wanted. I wanted to know where we were. Now I know.Jack Linden: And?
Edith Evans: You love the person you're having the affair with.
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There was a Bergmanesque quality to "We Don't Live Here Any More," recalling the passionate stories and deep psychological insights into characters in the films of the Swedish auteur filmmaker. Like Bergman, director John Curran offered a sensitive touch to the film's deliberate style of pacing and the still moments where the characters seemed lost in thought.
The story of "We Don't Live Here Any More" focuses on two married couples in adulterous relationships. The physical environments helped to convey the essence of how mismatched the individual characters were in their marriages. The characters of Jack (Mark Ruffalo) and Edith (Naomi Watts) would have seemed much more at home in the cheerful and immaculate house. By contrast, Hank (Peter Krause) and Terry (Laura Dern) would have found a better fit in the cluttered, bohemian-style home. All four performances were moving and believable. From the film's opening scene, it was easy to see how the characters were propelled to one another.
This was not a perfect film. It would have been more true to life to focus on the emotional layers of characterization instead of the sex. For the most part, the four characters seemed like good parents, and it was difficult to imagine where they would find the time to set up their trysts and be away from home for protracted periods. The genius of Bergman was to tap into those deep layers of emotional pain, which seemed remarkably absent in this film. Instead of heading out into the forest or into the car, it would have been revealing to learn more about the characters' feelings in their own homes and in their own words.
Still, after viewing "We Don't Live Here Anymore," I found myself reflecting on the characters and the relationships many days later. And that is a sign of a good film!