The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects

2002 · 121 min · EN · R · 6.5 (40 votes)
Dir. Rose Troche · Starring Glenn Close, Dermot Mulroney, Jessica Campbell, Patricia Clarkson, Joshua Jackson, Moira Kelly · Music Barb Morrison

What do you hold on to when your world turns upside down?

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. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.

VIBE

A quiet, character-focused drama that explores the unspoken anxieties and quiet desperation simmering beneath the surface of suburban life. It feels like a long, thoughtful gaze into the private struggles of ordinary people navigating profound personal crises.

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