We Don't Live Here Anymore (2004)

An indiscretion between two close friends tears down their respective marriages.

Director:

John Curran

Writers:

Andre Dubus (short stories "We Don't Live Here Anymore" and "Adultery"), Larry Gross (screenplay)

Stars:

Mark Ruffalo, Laura Dern, Peter Krause

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mark Ruffalo	...	Jack Linden
Laura Dern	...	Terry Linden
Peter Krause	...	Hank Evans
Naomi Watts	...	Edith Evans
Sam Charles	...	Sean Linden
Ginger Broatch	...	Natasha Linden (as Haili Page)
Jennifer Bishop	...	Sharon Evans
Jennifer Mawhinney	...	Audrey
Amber Rothwell	...	Lauren
Meg Roe	...	Lollipop Girl
Jim Francis	...	Joe Ritchie
Marc Baur	...	Plumber
Patrick Earley	...	Jim

Storyline

The movie is set in the Pacific Northwest; specifically, Washington state. We know this from a glimpse of a license plate, the craftsman architecture of the two houses, and the mature, rich landscapes in between. The setting, like the scrutiny of the four main character's lives, is defined by the narrowness of the camera's field-of view. The one commercial street in town is only seen in the reflection of a store window, a shot of a non-descript auto-yard, or the tunnel of a tree-lined suburban sidewalk. The lush, wooded landscape is understood as an immediate presence in the domestic and professional lives of the characters; a steep hill, railroad tracks, a rushing stream, and a path over an old steel bridge are revisited again and again by the characters in their capacities as lovers, parents and friends.

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Plot Keywords:

infidelity | foursome | cheating | love quadrangle | extramarital affair | 

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Taglines:

Why do we want what we can't have?

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Films sans Frontières [France] Warner Bros.

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 September 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Adultery

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$101,295, 15 August 2004, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$2,037,545, 24 October 2004

Company Credits

Production Co:

Front Street Pictures,Front Street Productions,Renaissance Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Irish step dance scene starts with a cutaway where the center dancer is actually a male dancer.

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Quotes

Terry Linden: You're being published. It doesn't get any better than that, does it?
Hank Evans: It's just a poem, Terry, it's really not that important.
Terry Linden: No, Hank, it isn't. If you want important, go work in a cancer ward with people who are puking from chemo. Or teach math to a kid who's brain damaged from fetal alcohol syndrome.
Hank Evans: No, those people aren't generally that much fun to be around.
[both laugh]

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Crazy Credits

Special Thanks To Christine & Ben Christine, Terry & Kelly Kris & Fisher

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Repo Men/The Bounty Hunter/The Runaways (2010)

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Soundtracks

Irish Jig 4-Step Fast
Arranged and Performed by SFU Pipe Band

User Reviews

provocative drama about discontents of married people

Not a heart-wrenching film but illuminates with precision the dynamics of friendship, marriage and adultery. It shows a potent portrait of two couples whose marriages are going to break; has an enormous power and tells some uncomfortable truths. In this movie actions have consequences that are not resolved with a hug or a cry. The four grown-ups (as well as their children who are perfectly aware of the situation) are very talented and all deliver passionate and compulsive performances. The atmosphere lingering in the air is what impressed me the most, being the flick filled with very expressive glances and electrical silences. Mark Ruffalo and Naomi Watts always very gifted.