Married Life Page #2

Synopsis: The late 1940s. Richard Langley, a bachelor playboy, narrates a story that starts when his best friend, Harry Allen, invites him to lunch to tell Richard he's in love. Trouble is, Harry's already married to Pat; he worries Pat would be hurt too deeply by a divorce. Then, Harry's new love, Kay, joins them. Richard is smitten, so when he finds out that Pat may be in love with someone else but won't tell Harry because she fears he would be too hurt, Richard can't decide if he should let all the cats out of the bag. He'd unite pairs of lovers, but he'd lose Kay. Meanwhile, Harry decides that a swift end to Pat's life would be more kind than divorcing her. He buys poison. Murder will out?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Ira Sachs
Production: Sony Classics
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Metacritic:
65
Rotten Tomatoes:
55%
PG-13
Year:
2007
91 min
$1,197,472
Website
196 Views


John O'Brien was

telling Newt Baum

that he thinks a woman

who does a lot for her man

can pay a heavy price.

What do you suppose

he meant?

Oh, it's all rather

uncomplicated, I'm sure.

He was drinking.

You know John.

What is the price

a good wife pays?

Tell me.

I don't know.

Let's skip it. You'll

upset your stomach.

No, go on.

I'd say he was

probably thinking that

if a married man

falls in love

with another woman,

the dedicated wife is

surprised and hurt.

And she remembers

him as he was.

Before they married,

and she sees him now,

as she made him.

A better-finished

product altogether.

A product another woman

is soon going to enjoy.

You've given this

a lot of thought.

I know you don't

love me anymore.

No.

I do love you.

Pat.

Pat.

Pat?

Pat! Pat?

Pat?

Thanks for coming

at this ungodly hour, Doc.

That's all

in a day's work.

I thought she was

having a heart attack.

Not a bad way to go,

coronary thrombosis.

If you ask me, it's the

most merciful death of all.

Quick and easy.

But, no, she's fine.

The pain in her chest

is most likely caused

by an emotional

condition.

Are you aware of anything that

could disturb her emotionally?

Anything at all?

No. Nothing I can think of.

When it comes to the

opposite sex, most men are selfish.

Whereabouts

does she live, Harry?

Fairhaven.

I'm no exception.

She's got a little house with

a flower garden down there,

and a decent job in town,

selling wallpaper.

I wanted Harry's girl.

That's near your weekend cabin.

Yeah, not far.

That's right.

You know, if you come by one

weekend to see us at the cabin,

you should stop by

and say hello to Kay.

Hmm.

There's not much for

her to do out there.

When I'm not around, she's just

curled up with a book by the fireplace.

She's a reader,

you know.

Hmm.

Is she?

I want you to get to know

her, the way you know Pat.

Oh, but she won't

want to see me.

I assure you,

she'd love to see you.

She'll have nothing to do

with someone like me, Harry.

You know how

honest-to-goodness women

run kicking

and screaming,

when they see me coming.

Well, stick with me,

my friend.

I'll make a good man out of you yet.

It was while Harry was away

on business that I visited her first.

As a friend.

Or a friend of a friend.

These look wonderful.

Thank you.

Is this your father?

Yes, it is.

He died of cancer, the

day after Christmas, 1931.

Oh, I'm sorry.

He looks like a kind man.

He was a drunk, actually.

But he was kind,

at least to us kids.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

That's my late husband,

Ronald.

The men in my life don't

seem to live very long.

I'll warn Harry.

Please do.

Ronnie and I moved here

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Ira Sachs

Ira Sachs (born November 21, 1965) is an American filmmaker. His first film was the short, Lady (1993). more…

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