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Then She Found Me

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Original title

Then She Found Me

Year

2007

Running time

100 min.

Country

United States

Director

Helen Hunt

Screenwriter

Helen Hunt, Alice Arlen, Victor Levin. Novel: Elinor Lipman

Cast

Music

David Mansfield

Cinematography

Peter Donahue

Producer

THINKFilm

Genre

Romance. Comedy. Drama | Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

Adapted from Elinor Lipman's novel of the same name, Helen Hunt makes her feature directing debut with "Then She Found Me," a touching story of schoolteacher April Epner (Hunt) and her very unlikely path towards personal fulfillment. Following the separation from her husband (Matthew Broderick) and the death of her adopted mother, April is contacted by her apparent birth month (Bette Midler), who turns out to be a local talk show host Bernice Graves. As Bernice tries to become the mother to April that she was never able to be, April seems to find solace in the arms of the parent of one of her students (Colin Firth), only to find that the mystery to life's questions cannot be solved by a simple revelation.

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Critics' reviews

"A smart, subtle and seriously funny dramedy bound"

Joe Leydon: Variety
"Hunt, in her directorial debut, can't seem to decide whether she'd rather make a spicy ethnic dish or bland comfort food"

David Ansen: Newsweek
"A fine, tense, unpredictable comedy of mixed-up emotions and sudden illuminations."

David Denby: The New Yorker
"Suffers from a lack of pure confidence in the story, the actors or the audience"

John Anderson: The Washington Post
"While there are plenty of laughs, Hunt doesn't play this for farce. Even Midler gives perhaps the most restrained, and arguably the most winning, performance of her screen career."

Lou Lumenick: New York Post
"Has some nice moments, but it feels very much like a first film. The pacing is off, and the cast members appear to be acting in completely different project"

Elizabeth Weitzman: New York Daily News
"There are some wise observations about parenting. Hunt draws some good performances from the cast and wisely chose a low-key personal story for her directorial debut"

Claudia Puig: USA Today

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