The Safety of Objects (2002)
What do you hold on to when your world turns upside down?
2002 · R · 2h 1m · Drama
Genres: Drama
In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family.
Director: Rose Troche
Writers: Rose Troche
Music by: Barb Morrison, Charles Nieland
Cinematography: Enrique Chediak
Editor: Geraldine Peroni
Rated 6.6/10 by 56 viewers
Cast
Glenn Close as Esther GoldDermot Mulroney as Jim TrainJessica Campbell as Julie GoldPatricia Clarkson as Annette JenningsJoshua Jackson as Paul GoldMoira Kelly as Susan TrainRobert Klein as Howard GoldTimothy Olyphant as RandyMary Kay Place as Helen ChristiansonKristen Stewart as Sam JenningsAlex House as Jake TrainCharlotte Arnold as Sally ChristiansonMore like this
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