Eleven articulate people work through affairs of the heart in Los Angeles.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Angelina Jolie | ... | Joan | |
| Dennis Quaid | ... | Hugh | |
| April Grace | ... | Valery | |
| Patricia Clarkson | ... | Allison | |
| Gena Rowlands | ... | Hannah | |
| Sean Connery | ... | Paul | |
| Gillian Anderson | ... | Meredith | |
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Christian Mills | ... | Phillip |
| Kellie Waymire | ... | Jane | |
| Madeleine Stowe | ... | Gracie | |
| Anthony Edwards | ... | Roger | |
| Ellen Burstyn | ... | Mildred | |
| Jay Mohr | ... | Mark | |
| Tim Halligan | ... | Cook Show Director | |
| Michael Emerson | ... | Bosco | |
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Eleven articulate people work through affairs of the heart in Los Angeles. Paul produces Hannah's television cooking show, and they must move beyond gentle barbs when she wants to know about an affair of his years ago. Mark is dying of A.I.D.S., and his mother comes to his bedside: they must speak truthfully. Men have scalded Meredith, so she rebuffs Trent's charm, but he persists. The trendy, prolix Joan tries to pull the solitary Keenan into her orbit: why is he reluctant? An adulterous couple meets at hotels for evening sex, but she is unwilling for the relationship to grow. Hugh tells tall tales, usually tragic, to women in bars. By the week's end, their parallel stories converge. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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manhattan new york city | sister sister relationship | cheating | chicago illinois | divorce |Taglines:
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22 January 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$14,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$26,669, 3 January 1999, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$3,956,212, 21 February 1999Company Credits
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Joan: WOW. Message received, end of date.
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Chris Botti was asked to play several songs for the movie. See more »Goofs
Although Joan's cat is called Blanche and is consistently referred to as "she", the actual animal is a male (tomcat). See more »Quotes
Keenan: This... isn't anything. It's not anything now and it won't be anything ever.Joan: WOW. Message received, end of date.
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The opening scenes introducing the major characters list their character names with subtitles, but not the actors/actresses who are portraying them. See more »Alternate Versions
Trailer includes scenes of sexual encounter between Anthony Edwards and Madeline Stowe. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Sean Connery leads an all star cast in an extraordinary yet odd film. I didn't really understand this film until I reached the end and then all the pieces fell into place. I had to see it twice to really grasp what the plot was all about.
The story followed four different couples; married, engaged, dating and cheating. Gillian Anderson and Jon Stewart literally bumped into each other and are about to venture out on a first date.
Angelina Jolie is crazy for a guy she met at the club (Ryan Phillipe), Anthony Edwards and Madeline Stowe are cheating on their respective spouses. This makes for an interesting viewing and ending, which was a complete twist, and a pleasant shock. "Playing By Heart" has a lot of complex story lines that really works.
This was a film of epic proportions and showed what it had to take to maintain relationships and what love really is and what it will do if people truly love their spouses. I was impressed with everyone's performance; however, I must point out the most outstanding one, which was by Angelina Jolie. Jolie has finally come out from her father's shadow and created one heck of a resume of films that includes "Gia" and "The Bone Collector" among others.
I highly recommend this film to everyone.