The Door in the Floor (2004)

A writer's young assistant becomes both pawn and catalyst in his boss's disintegrating household.

Director:

Tod Williams

Writers:

John Irving (novel), Tod Williams (screenplay)

Stars:

Jeff Bridges, Kim Basinger, Jon Foster

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elle Fanning	...	Ruth Cole
Jeff Bridges	...	Ted Cole
Kim Basinger	...	Marion Cole
Jon Foster	...	Eddie O'Hare
Larry Pine	...	Interviewer
John Rothman	...	Minty O'Hare
Harvey Loomis	...	Dr. Loomis
Bijou Phillips	...	Alice
Mimi Rogers	...	Evelyn Vaughn
Mike S. Ryan	...	Reception Fan
Libby Langdon	...	Woman at Reception
Louis Arcella	...	Eduardo Gomez
Robert LuPone	...	Mendelssohn
Rachel Style	...	Bookstore Assistant
Amanda Posner	...	Frame Shop Clerk

Storyline

Alternately tragic and comic, an exploration of the complexities of love in both its brightest and darkest corners. Adapted from John Irving's best-selling novel A Widow for One Year, the film is set in the privileged beach community of East Hampton, New York and chronicles one pivotal summer in the lives of famous children's book author Ted Cole (Jeff Bridges) and his beautiful wife Marion (Kim Basinger). Their once-great marriage has been strained by tragedy. Her resulting despondency and his subsequent infidelities have prevented the couple from confronting a much-needed change in their relationship. Eddie O'Hare, the young man Ted hires to work as his summer assistant, is the couple's unwitting yet willing pawn - and, ultimately, the catalyst in the transformation of their lives.

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Plot Keywords:

female removes her clothes | black panties | female pubic hair | female full frontal nudity | bra and panties | 

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Taglines:

The most dangerous secrets are the ones we're afraid to tell ourselves.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality and graphic images, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Focus Features [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 August 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Una mujer infiel

Filming Locations:

Long Island, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$456,876, 18 July 2004, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$3,835,551, 10 October 2004

Company Credits

Production Co:

Focus Features, This Is That Productions, Revere Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The deceased Cole boys, Thomas and Timothy, were played by director/screenwriter Tod Williams's cousins Tod Harrison Williams and Carter Williams, and the photographs featured in the film are their actual childhood photos.

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Goofs

The title of the paper that Eddie is typing is "A Sound Like Someone Trying Not to Make a Sound." As he is typing, the sentence begins with 'A Sound'. When he finishes typing, the sentence begins with 'Sound' without the article. Later in the movie when he looks at the paper the sentence begins with 'A Sound' again.

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Quotes

Eddie O'Hare: I want to know more about you.
Marion Cole: You know too much already.

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Connections

Referenced in V cekárne: Bára Nesvadbová (2017)

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Soundtracks

E Depois...
Performed by Seu Jorge e BiD
Written by Seu Jorge e BiD
Courtesy of Soul City Recordings

User Reviews

Listen, feel, absorb

Based on the title, I really didn't know what to expect and enjoyed discovering the story as the focus shifted from picture to picture - is it about the writer, his wife or the young boy who arrives as an assistant... The narrative develops slowly, giving you many possibilities to get into the atmosphere of the Cole family, with feelings, images, impressions, a time to absorb.

The other thing I liked about this movie is Kim Basinger; still looks stunning and even better as time goes by and it's refreshing to see her in a serious role, in something different from the 9 1/2 weeks and Batman style.

I really loved the ending. As simple, so deep it was. I liked the silence before the cast started to roll and the music to play, I needed that. It's refreshing that a director finally can give us this luxury, just to let us sit still for a little while to digest what was happening on the big screen. Don't miss it - 10/10