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directed by

Eleanor Coppola Eleanor Jessie Coppola ( Neil; May 4, 1936 – April 12, 2024) was an American documentary film director, screenwriter, and artist. She was married to director Francis Ford Coppola from 1963 until her death. She was best-known for her 1991 docum ...

, from a screenplay by Coppola and Karen Leigh Hopkins. It stars an

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led by

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, Kathy Baker,

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, Maya Kazan,

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, Elea Oberon,

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and Rita Wilson. The three stories explore love, commitment, and loyalty between couples and friends. It had its world premiere at the

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on September 7, 2020. It was the final film directed by Coppola before her death in 2024.

Plot

Two for Dinner On a Saturday night, Joanne and Jack have a virtual dinner date as he is presently working on location in Montana as a producer. The couple have grown daughters and allude to having a long happy marriage. Jack didn't call the previous night, and he claims he fell asleep watching a DVD. He asks Joanne to join him in Montana, but she fears he wouldn't have time for her like the last time. Suddenly, Jack's connection cuts out. When he's back, another woman is next to him, presumably from the shoot. She says hello, then excuses herself. At one point, he acts jealous when another man pays a little attention to Joanne. They sign off, as Jack says he's exhausted. The next day Joanne, after dealing with a worker at their house, spends most of the day traveling to surprise her husband in Montana. Arriving late to where he's staying, as he's letting her in, another woman is sneaking out the back. Sailing Lesson Diana and John have been married over 40 years. She has adjusted to retired life well, joining various activities like book club, a gardening group with her peers... while he is stir crazy. Claiming that Diana's become boring, John threatens to get a girlfriend if she doesn't shape up. So, the couple tries to reignite their honeymoon-phase heat through a spontaneous sailing trip with a boat he's recently acquired. Arriving at the marina, the boat looks neglected, so they first have to spruce it up, with the help of a young man there. They get a sail raised but there is no wind, so they use the outboard motor. Dropping anchor, they have lunch and talk. Discussing classes they did together, both realise the other had legitimate concerns with the cooking and carpentry classes. When they cannot get the motor restarted, they flag down a speedboat, and discover they used up the gas in the tiny motor. As they get towed back, we see Diana and John have reconnected. Late Lunch Young Caroline recently lost her mother Clare, so gathers together a group of her mother's closest friends for an Irish-style wake/luncheon celebration of life in mourning and remembrance. Caroline, looking stricken and a bit intimidated by the powerful, accomplished guest list, she feels both guilty and saddened about her and her mother’s last interactions. Clare died in fact in a traffic accident on the way to visit her daughter. A superficial round of anecdotes, most of which are news to Caroline, and comments eventually evolves into deeper remembrances. There are revelations and confessions, stories of abortion and infidelity and secret pregnancy−Caroline−, and the unexpected mid-meal arrival of a package. The women celebrate sisterhood in tap shoes, each chooses a scarf to remember Clare by, and one sings a song she wrote “Regrets are like rocks that sink to the bottom”

Cast

* Maya Kazan as Caroline *

as Joanne *

as Jack * Kathy Baker as Diana *

as John *

as Nancy * Rita Wilson as Mary Kay *

as Anne *

as Milly *

as Jackie *

as Wendy * Elea Oberon as Rose * Nancy Carlin as Patty

Release

It was scheduled to have its world premiere at the

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in April 2020, but the festival was postponed due to the

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. The film had its world premiere at the

on September 7, 2020. In February 2021, Blue Fox Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film.

References

External links

* {{Eleanor Coppola Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic American drama films American Zoetrope films 2020 films 2020 drama films Films directed by Eleanor Coppola Films scored by Laura Karpman 2020s English-language films 2020s American films