The Door in the Floor (2004) Repost

Cast Jeff Bridges, Kim Basinger, John Rothman, Mimi Rogers, Larry Pine, Donna Murphy, Bijou Phillips

Set in the beach community of East Hampton, New York, one pivotal summer in the lives of famous children's books author Ted Cole and his beautiful wife Marion is chronicled. Their once-great marriage has been strained by tragedy. The Coles lovingly parent their surviving child, bright 4-year-old Ruth, who takes everything in stride as perhaps only a child can. But Marion's equation of love with loss, coupled with Ted's infidelities, points towards a much-needed change in the relationship. That may come in the form of Eddie O'Hare, the young man Ted hires to work as his summer assistant–and, Ted hopes, the catalyst to invigorate the Coles' bond of marriage. Eddie idolizes Ted, but Ted's erratic work habits soon leave Eddie to his own devices. Marion becomes an object of desire for Eddie, rekindling in her some surprising emotions as a mother and as a woman. To Eddie's surprise and delight, his yearning is potently reciprocated. As he becomes passionately entwined with the seemingly fragile yet increasingly bold Marion, Eddie comes to realize that, similarly, Ted's surface fecklessness hides something deeper within. As the summer draws to a close, Marion and Ted must make difficult decisions about the future of their family.

Depuis la mort accidentelle de leurs deux fils, rien ne va plus entre Ted Cole, auteur de contes pour enfants, et son épouse, Marion. Les murs de la maison sont ornés de photos des défunts, que leur petite soeur, Ruth, 4 ans, aime contempler. Lorsqu'arrive l'été, le couple décide de se séparer. C'est alors que débarque Eddie O'Hare, l'assistant engagé par Ted. Le jeune homme, qui rêve de devenir écrivain, s'amourache de Marion. Laquelle finit par se donner à lui. Pendant ce temps, Ted folâtre avec Evelyn Vaughn, dont il peint le portrait. Une nuit, Ruth surprend Eddie dans le lit de sa mère…