Summaries

A divorced father and a soon-to-be divorced mother meet and begin a romantic courtship which is always complicated by their respective children and their own life problems.

Rick is a divorced father-of-two who meets Lily, a newly-separated mother-of-two. They begin a relationship, which has a significant impact not only on their lives but on those of their children and ex-spouses, as well.—Phil Fernando

Set in Chicago, Rick Sammler is a divorced architect who meets Lily Manning, an about-to-be divorced on-line salesperson whom both find a lot of comfort with each other and they soon begin a romantic courtship, always compounded and hammpered by their personal lives. Rick deals with his spitefull ex-wife, Karen, whom unfairly blames him for their divorce as well as his two teenage children, the tough but soft-hearted hunk Eli, and the troubled Jessie. Lily deals with her estranged, selfish, restaurateur husband Jake and her daughters whom include the insecure teenager Grace, and the young, troubled Zoe.—Matt Patay

Details

Keywords
  • marriage
  • divorce
  • bookstore
  • shy girl
  • bibliophilia
Genres
  • Drama
  • Family
  • Romance
Release date Sep 20, 1999
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies The Bedford Falls Company

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Runtime 1h
Color Color
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