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| FILM DETAILS | Certificate
15 | | Cast
Robin Wright Penn
Keanu Reeves
Julianne Moore
Winona Ryder. | | Directors
Rebecca Miller. | | Screenwriters
Rebecca Miller. | | Running Time
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The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee
Robin Wright Penn delights in this rewarding quirky drama.
Plot
The wife of a much older man finds herself attracted to their neighbour's son, who is closer to her age. Review
Rebecca Miller’s third film after Personal Velocity and The Ballad Of Jack And Rose sees her fulfil her early promise, finally hitting her stride in her most mature, cohesive and satisfying work to date.
A luminous Robin Wright Penn plays Pippa, an ex-wild child with a much older husband (Alan Arkin, typically excellent), living in a sheltered accommodation community but increasingly drawn to her neighbour’s taciturn, 35 year-old son, played by a beguiling Keanu Reeves. Miller, who also scripted, takes a familiar premise but gives it life and originality, repeatedly thwarting expectations with quirky diversions and smart twists.
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Private Lives Of Pippa Lee, The
Released: 02 November 2009
Currently Unavailable.
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Verdict
This is way more than it seems and manages to surprise and enchant throughout.
Reviewed by Liz Beardsworth
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