Summaries

A comedy about a couple (Hugh Laurie and Joely Richardson) who are trying to conceive a child.

Sam (Hugh Laurie) and Lucy Bell (Joely Richardson) are a married couple who seem to have it all: good looks, successful careers and an enthusiastic love life. The only thing they lack is the one thing they want most - a baby. They try everything in their efforts to reproduce: New Age chanting, acupuncture, creative lovemaking, but all this hectic schedule achieves is improvement in their cardiovascular systems. Ovulation charts soon replace spontaneity, when the couple reluctantly deliver themselves into the hands of medical professionals. At the same time, as Sam comes to find his job increasingly unfulfilling, he sets his sights on writing a screenplay, but writer's block strikes. Encouraged to "look within" by his hippie friend Druscilla (Dame Emma Thompson), Sam is inspired. He will write a comedy about a couple trying for a baby, but Lucy is horrified at the idea, and forbids him to tell their story. Sam and Lucy's love for each other, the most important thing they both have, will now truly be put to the test with surprising results.—Sujit R. Varma

Details

Keywords
  • husband wife relationship
  • marital separation
  • diary
  • infertility
  • writer's block
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Romance
Release date Jun 1, 2000
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States United Kingdom
Official sites USA Films
Language English
Filming locations Epsom Racecourse, Epsom, Surrey, UK
Production companies BBC Film Pandora Cinema

Box office

Gross US & Canada $20501
Opening weekend US & Canada $8351
Gross worldwide $173763

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 44m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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