Playing by Heart
Playing by Heart is a 1998 American comedy-drama film which tells the story of several seemingly unconnected characters. It was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. It stars Gillian Anderson, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Connery, Anthony Edwards, Angelina Jolie, Jay Mohr, Ryan Phillippe, Dennis Quaid, Gena Rowlands, Jon Stewart and Madeleine Stowe. Playing by Heart is an ensemble work that explores the path of love in its characters’ lives.
Plot
In Los Angeles, the lives of intertwining characters are shown. Among the characters are an older couple, who are about to renew their wedding vows; a theatre director and architect navigating a new beginning; a young woman looking for a good time; a gay man dying of AIDS and his mother who had not been close; a couple having an affair and her husband who is exploring ways to break through the staleness of their marriage.
Cast
- Amanda Peet
- Angelina Jolie
- Anthony Edwards
- April Grace
- Brendon Ryan Barrett
- David Clennon
- Dennis Quaid
- Ellen Burstyn
- Gena Rowlands
- Gillian Anderson
- Hilary Duff
- Jay Mohr
- Jeremy Sisto
- Jim Abele
- Joel McCrary
- Jon Stewart
- Kellie Waymire
- Madeleine Stowe
- Matt Malloy
- Michael Emerson
- Nastassja Kinski
- Patricia Clarkson
- Ryan Phillippe
- Sean Connery
More details
| author | Willard Carroll |
|---|---|
| director | Willard Carroll |
| editor | Pietro Scalia |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | aid begin brain tumor car accident cooking show divorce drag queen estrange explore gay man good time goodnight moon high school sweetheart hiv/aids hotel room kill los angeles married man new beginning nothing plan see all their way wedding ring wedding vows young woman |
| musicBy | Christopher Young John Barry |
| producer | Meg Liberman Tom Wilhite Willard Carroll |
| productionCompany | Hyperion Pictures Intermedia |
| publisher | Miramax |
| theme | lgbt-related |