The Door In The Floor (DVD, 2005)

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Kim Basinger, Jeff Bridges

The Door in the Floor

2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Tod Williams

DVD

2005

English

Widescreen, Closed Caption, Feature Commentary By Film Maker Tod Williams And Production Crew\Frame On The Wall The Making Of\Novel To Screen Featurette On Author John Irving\Anatomy Of A Scene

Drama, General

106 Mins

15

1

English

Empire - A thoughtful and compelling grown up drama, The Guardian - A thoughful, well crafted movie designed for serious movie goers, The Mirror - If gripping emotional dramas are your thing, this is a must-see film, Sunday Telegraph - Tod Williams' mournful, witty film is alive with sex and sorrow, and Bridges steals the show.

Delicately balancing a young man's coming-of-age with a married couple's experience of trauma and loss, this adaptation of John Irving's A WIDOW FOR ONE YEAR compares with THE CIDER HOUSE RULES as a successful and faithful adaptation of the popular author's work. The film details a summer of trial separation between husband and wife Ted (Jeff Bridges) and Marion (Kim Basinger), whose union was shattered by the loss of their two sons. Though they have one remaining daughter (Elle Fanning), Ted--a popular author--hires a greenhorn writing assistant, a young man named Eddie (Jon Foster). Expecting to learn writing from a master, Eddie is little more than a glorified chauffeur for his accomplished idol. However, Eddie receives some useful lessons in manhood from the beautiful yet emotionally distant Marion, as an obsessive crush blossoms into passionate first love. While the family's scenic estate in the Hamptons provides an illusion of contentment, the tension between Ted, Marion, and Eddie only builds. Meanwhile Eddie struggles to understand the reasons for the family's painful disintegration.
The strength of writer-director Tod Williams's adaptation lies in the complexity of its characters, who are given depth by a talented cast that also includes Mimi Rogers. With the narrative unfolding like a mystery, viewers have the refreshing opportunity to unravel the details of this intricate story.

Dolby Digital 5.1

DVD 9

The Door In The Floor