| Emilia, a law-school graduate, falls in love with her married boss, Jack. After Emilia marries Jack, her happiness turns unexpectedly to grief following the death of her infant daughter. Devastated, Emilia nonetheless carries on, attempting to forge a connection with her stepson William and to resist the interference of Jack's jealous ex-wife. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 28, 2010 | 
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| Director: | Don Roos | 
| Writer: | Don Roos, Ayelet Waldman | 
| Genres: | Drama | 
| Keywords | based on novel or book, romantic rivalry, candlelight vigil | 
| Production Companies | Marc Platt Productions, Handsomecharlie Films, Is or Isn't Entertainment | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $1,451,343 Budget: $30,000,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Natalie Portman | Emilia Greenleaf | 
| Scott Cohen | Jack Woolf | 
| Charlie Tahan | William Woolf | 
| Lauren Ambrose | Mindy | 
| Lisa Kudrow | Carolyne Soule | 
| Michael Cristofer | Sheldon Greenleaf | 
| Debra Monk | Laura Greenleaf | 
| Elizabeth Marvel | Pia | 
| Anthony Rapp | Simon | 
| Mona Fastvold | Sonia | 
| Kendra Kassebaum | Sharlene | 
| Mary Joy | Marilyn | 
| Maria Dizzia | Jamie Brennan | 
| Ira Hawkins | Businessman | 
| Daisy Tahan | Emma | 
| Natalia Volkodaeva | Tatiana | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Michael Shaw | Production Design | 
| Joseph P. Reidy | First Assistant Director | 
| Jill Brown | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Don Roos | Screenplay, Director | 
| Ayelet Waldman | Book | 
| Diana Burton | Property Master | 
| Amy Fritz | Art Department Coordinator | 
| Carol Cuddy | Unit Production Manager | 
| Carol Silverman | Set Decoration | 
| Barney Cabral | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Mark Hagerman | Production Coordinator | 
| Joel Tishcoff | Rigging Gaffer | 
| Nithya Shrinivasan | Art Direction | 
| Amy Lauritsen | Second Assistant Director | 
| Michael Saccio | Set Dresser | 
| Mitch Lillain | Key Grip | 
| Jeff Pullman | Sound Mixer | 
| Kevin Zimmerman | First Assistant Sound Editor | 
| David Dresher | Post Production Supervisor | 
| Carla Raij | Unit Production Manager | 
| Michael Baber | Music Editor | 
| Neil Danziger | Boom Operator | 
| Marshall Garlington | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Perry Robertson | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Sandi Figueroa | Costume Supervisor | 
| Nicky Pattison | Key Makeup Artist | 
| John Canavan | Transportation Co-Captain | 
| Alex Bovaird | Costume Coordinator | 
| Ellen Athena Catsikeas | Location Manager | 
| Robin Fredriksz | Makeup Artist | 
| Pierre Rovira | Construction Coordinator | 
| Hyesu Yang | Orchestrator | 
| Larry Kaplan | Unit Publicist | 
| Lorin Flemming | Concept Artist | 
| David Codron | Editor | 
| Mike Foster | Set Dresser | 
| Alan J. Mehlbrech | Camera Operator | 
| Kelly Britt | Best Boy Electric | 
| Barry Wetcher | Still Photographer | 
| Gary Macheel | Sound Editor | 
| Anthony DeFrancesco | Camera Loader | 
| Nick Torelli | Set Dresser | 
| Colby Enders | First Assistant Editor | 
| Jack Coffen | Gaffer | 
| Scott Sanders | Sound Editor | 
| Bryan Walsh | Leadman | 
| Olivia Mori | Assistant Costume Designer | 
| Richard Dwan Jr. | Sound Editor | 
| Thomas Johnston | Script Supervisor | 
| Chris David | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Rebecca Hofherr | Assistant Costume Designer | 
| Trenee Clayton | Set Costumer | 
| Vern Malone | Set Costumer | 
| Lona Vigi | Hairstylist | 
| Tamara Bally | Production Accountant | 
| Heather Gauntt | Location Scout | 
| Aidan Stanford | Color Timer | 
| Michael Kriston | Key Hair Stylist | 
| Gene O'Neill | Transportation Captain | 
| John Swihart | Original Music Composer | 
| Peggy Schnitzer | Costume Design | 
| Steve Yedlin | Director of Photography | 
| Bernard Telsey | Casting | 
| Joel C. High | Music Supervisor | 
| Tiffany Little Canfield | Casting Associate | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Marc Platt | Producer | 
| Lisa Kudrow | Executive Producer | 
| Joseph P. Reidy | Co-Producer | 
| Cassian Elwes | Executive Producer | 
| Carol Cuddy | Producer | 
| Abby Wolf-Weiss | Executive Producer | 
| Rena Ronson | Executive Producer | 
| Annette Savitch | Co-Producer | 
| Natalie Portman | Executive Producer | 
| Dan Bucatinsky | Executive Producer | 
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**A guilt for losing the own baby and being labelled as a bad step-mother.** It is also known as 'Love and Other Impossible Pursuits', which is the name of the book the film was adapted. According to me this is a very underrated film. Especially Natalie Portman was never seen before. This film wa ... s beautiful because of her. Might have been the same if any other actress who had played that role, but the thing is the character Emilia makes this story great. I would have given any top award the available around the globe for that incredible character display. It should have been recognised, sadly that did not happen because of the filthy film critics. Feels good watching it. This might not be a biographical film, but surely this is happening around us. The writing was so impressive. How the character Emilia was portrayed is the film's highlight. It was a simple character, that does not mean the life has to be simple as well. She falls in love with a married man and later she get married to him to become a step-mother to his child. That's where the problem arises when her baby dies in her arm, everybody points her for not being cautious with her step-son. This is a big task and how she comes out of it was revealed with lots of small twists and turns in the tale. Not just Natalie, but all the supporting cast was brilliant, including the husband, the kid and the ex. The story of loss, marriage, taking care a child and other struggles in life. Initially it did not look good with those affairs, but when it got past the half way mark, the rest of the film rebalanced the entire film. I liked how it ended. That final scene was very good. Even if you are an atheist, that end dialogues makes the major difference to favour the film. I haven't read the book, but seems the film was better than the book. Being a film fanatic and failing to recommending it to you would be a mistake. So I recommend it to particularly the grown-ups. _8/10_