You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

Clifford 2022-03-24 09:02:47

The whole story begins with Alfie (Anthony Hopkins) and Helena (Gamma Jones), married couple of 40 years, and their daughter Sally ( Naomi Watts) and son-in-law Roy (Josh Brolin), including the passions, ambitions, anxieties, and longings they experience along the way, eventually get them into a lot of trouble. Nearly mad.
Alfie suddenly decides to leave Helena and end their marriage, and his reason turned out to be to find his lost youth, following a call girl named Chamaine (Lucy Punch)... Because of her husband's unreasonable abandonment, Helena fell into boundless confusion. She first tried to commit suicide, and after she failed, she began to anesthetize herself constantly to escape the pain in life. She even entrusted her destiny completely to a man who likes to play tricks. In the hands of the fortune-teller Christo (Pauline Collins), it seems that only under her guidance can Helena find temporary peace - even her daughter Sally is constantly encouraging her mother to find Christo. , because she is really tired of taking care of a crazy woman who has lost her biggest psychological support and support, even if that person is her mother.
Also dissatisfied with her marriage, Sally falls in love with handsome gallery owner Greg (Antonio Banderas). As for Roy, the novelist whose career has hit rock bottom after his initial stellar career is now nervously awaiting feedback from the publishers on his latest manuscript, as well as his sympathy for Dia (Fove). Leda Pinto) becomes increasingly distraught - a mysterious woman in red who likes to sit by the window near Roy's house and play guitar. A good friend of Roy's, Henry (Evan Brahner), shows him the manuscript of his first novel, hoping that he can make some comments on his words... Roy realizes at once. , Henry has a very high literary talent, which is exactly what he lacks.
Although everyone involved, without exception, escaped from reality through daydreams and impossible plans when encountering problems - they cannot deny that the so-called "efforts" they make will only bring them down into a predicament full of lamentation, irrationality, and danger.

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  • Jane: Sally, don't get a crush on your boss. That way is total madness.

  • Sally: What happened to Jonathan?

    Helena Shebritch: I've been all over it with Crystal. He left me for another woman.

    Sally: No!

    Helena Shebritch: A deceased one. They're always the stiffest competition... No pun intended.