Le Divorce (2003)
- Starring:
- Kate Hudson, Naomi Watts, (more)
- Director(s):
- James Ivory
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Category:
- Romance
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Based on the 1997 National Book Award-nominated novel of the same name by Diane Johnson (co-writer of the script for Stanley Kubrick's The Shining), Le Divorce is a romantic comedy from director James Ivory. Revisiting the "Americans in France" theme that Ivory explored in 1998's A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries, the film stars Kate Hudson as Isabel Walker. When she receives word that her pregnant poetess sister Roxy (Naomi Watts) has been left by her philandering French husband, artist Charles-Henri de Persand (Melvil Poupaud), Isabel offers her help and moral support. As the depressive Roxy struggles with the separation proceedings -- which include the rights to ownership of a work of art that's a family heirloom -- Isabel takes a job with author Olivia Pace and has a fling with the bohemian Yves (Romain Duris). But things get complicated when the younger, more impudent sister decides instead to pursue Charles' uncle, the snooty, married diplomat Edgar (Thierry Lhermitte), and when a mysterious man (Matthew Modine) starts stalking Roxy. Eventually, the rest of the plucky Walker clan has to come to the aid of the siblings. Stockard Channing and Sam Waterston co-star. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 117 mins
Complete Cast:
- Kate Hudson - Isabel Walker
- Jean-Marc Barr - Maitre Bertram
- Stockard Channing - Margreeve Walker
- Romain Duris - Yves
- Samuel Labarthe - Antoine de Persand
- Thierry Lhermitte - Edgar Cosset
- Matthew Modine - Tellman
- Melvil Poupaud - Charles-Henri de Persand
- Catherine Samie - Madame Florian
- Rona Hartner - Magda
- Naomi Watts - Roxeanne de Persand
- Leslie Caron - Suizanne de Persand
- Glenn Close - Olivia Pace
- Stephen Fry - Piers Janely
- Thomas Lennon - Roger Walker
- Daniel Mesguich - Louvre Expert
- Bebe Neuwirth - Julia Manchevering
- Nathalie Richard - Charlotte de Persand
- Sam Waterston - Chester Walker
- Lambert Wilson
- Director(s):
- James Ivory
- Writer(s):
- Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, James Ivory
- Producer(s):
- Michael Schiffer, Ismail Merchant
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Language, Adult Situations)
- Categories:
- Romance
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