"What imprisons desires of the heart?"

2002

1h 47m

7.0(638 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife's life is upended by a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in society.

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47 members

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Julianne Moore

Cathy Whitaker

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Dennis Quaid

Frank Whitaker

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Dennis Haysbert

Raymond Deagan

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Patricia Clarkson

Eleanor Fine

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Viola Davis

Sybil

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James Rebhorn

Dr. Bowman

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Bette Henritze

Mrs. Leacock

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Michael Gaston

Stan Fine

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Ryan Ward

David Whitaker

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Lindsay Andretta

Janice Whitaker

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Jordan Nia Elizabeth

Sarah Deagan

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Kyle Timothy Smith

Billy Hutchinson

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Celia Weston

Mona Lauder

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Barbara Garrick

Doreen

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Olivia Birkelund

Nancy

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Stevie Ray Dallimore

Dick Dawson

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Mylika Davis

Esther

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Jason Franklin

Photographer

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Gregory Marlow

Reginald Carter

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C.C. Loveheart

Marlene

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June Squibb

Elderly Woman

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Laurent Giroux

Man with Mustache

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Alex Santoriello

Spanish Bartender

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Matt Malloy

Red Faced Man

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J.B. Adams

Farnsworth

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Kevin Carrigan

Soda Jerk

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Chance Kelly

Tallman

Production

Declan Baldwin

Officer #1

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Brian Delate

Officer #2

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Pamela Evans Haynes

Kitty

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Joe Holt

Hotel Waiter

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Ben Moss

Hutch's Friend

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Susan Willis

Receptionist

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Karl Schroeder

Conductor

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Lance Olds

Bail Clerk

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Johnathan McClain

Staff Member #1

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Nicholas Joy

Blond Boy

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Virl Andrick

Blond Boy's Father

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Writing

Jezabel Montero

Hooker

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Geraldine Bartlett

Woman at Party

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Ernest Rayford

Glaring Man

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Duane McLaughlin

Jake

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Betsy Aidem

Pool Mother

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Mary Anna Klindtworth

Pool Daughter

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Ted Neustadt

Ron

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Thomas Torres

Band Leader

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Blondell Cooper

Hostess

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