Then She Found Me Page #2

Synopsis: 39-year-old April Epner's childish husband and school teacher colleague Benjamin/Ben leaves her, but with her biological clock ticking ever more loudly. Her dying bossy adoptive mother is very vocal about her disappointment, while her natural son Freddy, a doctor, is most understanding. Shy but fascinating British author Frank meets April, his doted son Jimmy Ray's teacher, which soon leads to a full-flung affair. At the same time April's birth mother Bernice Graves locates her and begins attempting to establish a relationship. On top of all these balls in the air, April discovers she's finally expecting Ben's baby.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Helen Hunt
Production: ThinkFilm
  3 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Metacritic:
56
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
R
Year:
2007
100 min
$3,728,972
Website
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God, abounding in Mercy

Who dwells in the realms of the High

Bring forth true repose

Under the wings of the Divine Presence

in the great heights

of the holy and pure,

who like the brilliance

of the heavens give shine

to the spirit of

Gittel daughter of Tuvia and Hannah...

who is deceased.

May her soul rest in Heaven

To Gertrude Trudy Epner,

who has gone to her lasting rest.

Master of all, we pray to You,

remember her worthy and righteous deeds

while among the living and say amein.

Amein.

Pardon me.

Who does the, uh,

purchasing for the school?

I'm sorry?

Not the purchasing, the requisitioning.

The office is that way.

Thank you.

- Are you April Epner?

- Can I help you?

I represent someone from your past.

Someone from your past

who's looking to make contact.

Would the discovery of the identity

of your birth mother be welcome news?

I'm her assistant and friend.

She's a celebrity.

What kind of celebrity?

She's, she's well known.

She really wants to meet you,

but she's very cautious, you understand.

But now I can definitely recommend it.

You're recommending me?

You taking this the wrong way?

Here.

Let her speak for herself.

" Dear Gabrielle,

" Did you know Gabrielle

is what I named you?

" I believe the time has come

for us to meet.

" Let's have lunch tomorrow, Saturday,

you and me. Barbetta Restaurant at one.

"Your mother, Bernice. "

Good afternoon.

Can I help you, miss?

Oh, hello. Do you happen to have

a reservation for someone named Bernice?

Yes, of course we do.

Right this way, please.

A glass of champagne while you wait?

Do you have a ladies room?

- Hello, beautiful.

- Oh!

Thank you.

I'm a... teacher.

...sounds like Judy Holliday.

You get anyone besides her, hang up.

You won't get in

unless you use my name, right?

I know, it's terrible,

but we're talking about your health.

- Thank you very much.

- Mm.

Let me just look at you.

- You're magnificent!

- What's your name?

Oh, thank you.

Um, what is your name?

- You got my letter.

- Uh, your last name?

Oh, Graves.

I'm so happy you don't know it.

- Why would I...

- How do you feel right now?

How do you feel?

I feel like you are the reward for

everything I ever did right in my entire life.

- Oh!

- And how do you feel?

I, um... Thank you.

I'm wondering how you can be certain

you're actually my mother.

Are you married?

I mean, do you have anyone?

Someone who takes you in his arms

or her arms.

God knows

I only want you to be happy.

Someone who holds you in the night?

- You didn't answer...

- Doesn't matter.

Some of the richest periods of my life

came when I was between love affairs.

- Were you raised with brothers or sisters?

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Alice Arlen

Alice Arlen (November 6, 1940 – February 29, 2016) was an American screenwriter, best known for Silkwood (1983), which she wrote with Nora Ephron. Her other film credits include the scripts of Alamo Bay (1985), Cookie (1989), The Weight of Water (2000) and Then She Found Me (2007). more…

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