Playing by Heart

Eleven articulate people work through affairs of the heart in L.A.

• Director:Willard Carroll
• Genre:Comedy | Drama | Romance
• Runtime:121 minutes

Cast

Angelina Jolie : Joan
Sean Connery : Paul
Gena Rowlands : Hannah
Gillian Anderson : Meredith
Madeleine Stowe : Gracie

Among the characters are a mature couple about to renew their vows (Sean Connery and Gena Rowlands); a woman (Gillian Anderson) who accepts a date offer from a stranger (Jon Stewart); a homosexual man dying of AIDS (Jay Mohr) and his mother (Ellen Burstyn) who has struggled to accept him; two clubbers who meet in a nightclub (Ryan Phillippe and Angelina Jolie); a couple having an affair (Anthony Edwards and Madeleine Stowe) and a man (Dennis Quaid) who tells his tragic life story to a woman he meets in a bar (Patricia Clarkson), but seems to have a strange connection to another mysterious woman. As the film continues and the stories evolve, the connections between the characters become evident. Kellie Waymire, Nastassja Kinski, Alec Mapa, Amanda Peet and Michael Emerson also have roles in the film. Read more

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