The Door in the Floor

The Door in the Floor (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
San Sebastian International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
German ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
111 min + 70 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Behind the scenes
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2004 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Tod Williams

Written By:
John Irving
Tod Williams

Actors:
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

Synopsis:

Tod Williams, avoiding the traps of sentimentality and overdone whimsy that lie in wait for adaptors of John Irving's fiction, has made a version of 'A Widow for One Year' that is better than the book. Jon Foster plays Eddie, a prep school student who spends a long, eventful summer working as an assistant to Ted Cole (Jeff Bridges), a famous writer and illustrator of children's books. Ted and his wife, Marion (Kim Basinger), are still grieving over the loss of their two sons in a car accident years before, and their marriage is falling apart. All of this might have made for maudlin, precious melodrama, especially when Eddie and Marion commence their affair, but rather than emphasize the plot, Mr. Williams makes it a relaxed, roomy landscape for the characters to roam around in. The cast rises above the occasional implausibility of the material, and the movie is funny, touching and understated.

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.

An adaptation of John Irving's novel 'A Widow for One Year'. Set in the priviledged beach community of East Hampton, New York, chronicles one pivotal summer of the lives of famous children's books author Ted Cole and his beautiful wife Marion.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 05 December, 2011.

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