Married Life (film)
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{{Infobox Film
| name = Married Life
| image = Marriedlife galleryposter.jpg
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| director = [[Ira Sachs]]
| producer = William Horberg<br>Alix Madigan<br>David Nicksay<br>Adam Shulman
| writer = [[Oren Moverman]] &<br>[[Ira Sachs]] <small>(screenplay)</small> [[John Bingham (author)|John Bingham]] <small>{novel}</small>
| narrator =
| starring = [[Chris Cooper (actor)|Chris Cooper]]<br>[[Patricia Clarkson]]<br>[[Pierce Brosnan]]<br>[[Rachel McAdams]]
| music = [[Dickon Hinchliffe]]
| cinematography = [[Peter Deming]]
| editing = [[Affonso Gonçalves]]
| distributor = Sony Pictures Classics
| released = [[March 7]], [[2008]] (limited)
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = [[United States]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| budget = $12 million
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| imdb_id = 0804505
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'''''Married Life''''' (working title: '''''Marriage''''') is drama [[film]] directed by [[Ira Sachs]]. The film is based on the [[1953]] [[John Bingham (author)|John Bingham]] pulp mystery novel, ''[[Five Roundabouts to Heaven]]''. The cast includes [[Chris Cooper (actor)|Chris Cooper]], [[Pierce Brosnan]], [[Patricia Clarkson]] and [[Rachel McAdams]]. The story is set in an unnamed [[Pacific Coast]] city in [[1949]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117942582.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2563|title='Marriage' vows taken|accessdate=2007-02-24|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Fleming|first=Michael|date=2006-05-04}}</ref> The [[MPAA]] rated the film PG-13 for some thematic elements and a scene of sexuality.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809733425/info |title=Married Life (2008) - Movie Info - Yahoo! Movies |accessdate=2008-03-07 |publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]]}}</ref>
==Plot summary==
{{cquote|It's the story of a middle-aged man who is married, and who falls in love with another woman, but he's such a gentle figure, so he decides that to divorce his wife would humiliate her too much, so it's better to kill her.|30px|30px|Director [[Ira Sachs]] on the film's story.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/people/2005/09/by_anthony_kauf.html|title=Down in the Delta; Ira Sachs Plays "Forty Shades of Blue"|accessdate=2007-02-24|last=Kaufman|first=Anthony|date=2005-09-25}}</ref>}}
==Production==
The film was shot between [[July 21]], [[2006 in film|2006]] and [[October 26]], [[2006 in film|2006]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pbfiles.t35.com/marriage/articles-marriage.html|title=PierceBrosnan.com: On 'Marriage"|accessdate=2007-02-24|last=Brosnan|first=Pierce|date=2006-09-13}}</ref>
==Cast==
*[[Chris Cooper (actor)|Chris Cooper]] as Harry Allen
*[[Patricia Clarkson]] as Pat Allen
*[[Rachel McAdams]] as Kay
*[[Pierce Brosnan]] as Richard Langley
*[[David Wenham]] as John O'Brien
==Critical reception==
The film received mixed to generally favorable reviews from critics. As of [[March 7]], 2008, the review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported that 56% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 25 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008849-married_life/ |title=Married Life - Movie Reviews, Trailers, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2008-03-07 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] reported the film had an average score of 66 out of 100, based on 7 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/marriedlife |title=Married Life (2008): Reviews |accessdate=2008-03-07 |publisher=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.movieset.com/married-life/ Married Life on MovieSet.com]
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*[http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809733425/video/6330647/20080206/122/6330647-100-flash-s.57604290-,6330647-300-flash-s.57604292-,6330647-1000-flash-s.57604303-,6330647-700-wmv-s.57604286-,6330647-1000-wmv-s.57604288-,6330647-700-flash-s.57604296-,6330647-300-wmv-s.57604261-,6330647-100-wmv-s.57648299-,6330651-6800-qtv-s.57604337-,6330651-2700-qtv-s.57648302-,6330651-10300-qtv-s.57604343- Trailer] on [[Yahoo! Movies]]
[[Category:2007 films]]
[[Category:Films based on romance books]]
[[Category:Films shot in Vancouver]]
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