Sliding Doors (1998)
- Starring:
- Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, (more)
- Director(s):
- Peter Howitt
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Sliding Doors
British actor Peter Howitt wrote and directed this British romantic comedy-drama with a "road not taken" premise recalling the 1921 play If by Lord Dunsany (1878-1957), Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946), and O.Henry's short story Roads of Destiny (1909). Howitt's storyline branches in two directions: Helen (Gwyneth Paltrow) loses her job at a classy London PR firm, has a run-in with a purse-snatcher, and just misses catching her boyfriend Gerry (John Lynch) in bed with his former girlfriend Lydia (Jeanne Tripplehorn). But what if it were one of those days when everything goes right? As the sliding doors close while she stands on a subway platform in the London underground, Helen ponders the events in her alternate reality. The plot of Lord Dunsany's If also hinges on a future determined by catching or missing a train. Sliding Doors was shown at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 99 mins
Complete Cast of Sliding Doors
- Gwyneth Paltrow - Helen Quilley
- John Lynch - Gerry
- Zara Turner - Anna
- Paul Brightwell - Clive
- Virginia McKenna - James' Mother
- John Hannah - James
- Jeanne Tripplehorn - Lydia
- Douglas McFerran - Russell
- Nina Young - Claudia
- Director(s):
- Peter Howitt
- Writer(s):
- Peter Howitt
- Producer(s):
- William Horberg, Philippa Braithwaite, Sydney Pollack
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Questionable for Children)
- Categories:
- Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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