| SYNOPSIS __________
Plot:
Professor Lawrence Wetherhold (DENNIS QUAID) might be imperiously
brilliant, monumentally self-possessed and an intellectual
giant - but when it comes to solving the conundrums of love
and family, he's as downright flummoxed as the next guy.
His teenaged daughter (ELLEN PAGE) is an acid-tongued overachiever
who follows all too closely in dad's misery-loving footsteps,
and his adopted, preposterously ne'er-do-well brother (THOMAS
HADEN CHURCH) has perfected the art of freeloading. A widower
who can't seem to find passion in anything anymore, not even
the Victorian Literature in which he's an expert, it seems
Lawrence is sleepwalking through a very stunted middle age.
When his brother shows up unexpectedly for an extended stay
at just about the same time as he accidentally encounters
his former student Janet (SARAH JESSICA PARKER), the circumstances
cause him to stir from his deep, deep freeze, with often comical,
sometimes heartbreaking, consequences for himself and everyone
around him.
DETAILS__________
Studio:
Miramax Films
Production Co:
Groundswell Productions
In Association With
Sherezade Films
Visitor Pictures
Corduroy Films / Table Top Films
Production In Association With
QED International
Release Date:
April 11, 2008
RELATED LINKS__________
Wikipedia - Movie Info
en.wikipedia.org
Production Site
www.sherezade-films.com
Production Site
www.groundswellfilms.com
Misc Info
www.sundance.org
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