Tara Road [DVD] / a Noel Pearson production for Surefire Films ; a Ferndale Films/Sarah Radclyffe co-production in association with Pageturner Productions Limited and Tele München, Bord Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board ; a film by Gillies MacKinnon ; produced by Noel Pearson, Miron Blumental, Sarah Radclyffe ; written by Cynthia Cidre, Shane Connaughton ; directed by Gillies MacKinnon.
Andie MacDowell, Olivia Williams, Stephen Rea, Iain Glen, Jean-Marc Barr, Brenda Fricker. Based on the novel by Maeve Binchy. Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. Special features: Interview with Maeve Binchy; previews.
Summary:
Marilyn Vine's idyllic life in Connecticut is devastated by the tragic death of her only son, Dale, during his 15th birthday party. 3,000 miles away, Ria Lynch's marriage comes to a stunningly abrupt end in Dublin, Ireland, when husband Danny reveals that he is leaving her for his pregnant mistress, Bernadette. An accidental phone call brings these two otherwise unrelated women together and, in their mutual need for space and time alone, they agree to a two-month house exchange. In swapping homes, both women slowly find healing and strength through new surroundings and the kindness of others and gradually learn to accept the reality of their changed lives.
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