A Modern Affair (1996)

Name: A Modern Affair
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1996-09-06
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Lisa Eichhorn, Stanley Tucci, Caroline Aaron, Mary Jo Salerno, Robert Joy

A Modern Affair (1996), directed by Vern Oakley, starring Lisa Eichhorn and Stanley Tucci.

09/06/1996 BR Comedy, Drama and Romance 1h 30m

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They met, fell in love, and had a baby. (Not necessarily in that order.)

Synopsis

A Modern Affair is an independent feature directed by Vern Oakley and produced by Tribe Pictures. Starring Stanley Tucci and Lisa Eichhorn, the film's plot reverses the conventions of romantic comedies: instead of man meet woman - fall in love, marry and have baby, in this film the woman gets pregnant, then meets the father, then falls in love. Grace Rhodes (Lisa Eichhorn) is a lonely, successful executive whose biological clock is loudly ticking.

Rex NicholsonCinematography
Vern OakleyDirector, Producer, Story
Suzanne PillsburyEditing
Jennifer WilkinsonProducer

About the film

A Modern Affair is a 1996 independent feature film directed by Vern Oakley and produced by Tribe Pictures.

Starring Stanley Tucci and Lisa Eichhorn, the film's plot reverses the conventions of romantic comedies. Instead of a man meeting a woman, falling in love, marrying, and having a baby, the woman gets pregnant, meets the child's father, and falls in love.

Winner of the Long Island Festival Audience Award, A Modern Affair played theatrically, was broadcast by HBO and distributed by Columbia TriStar Home Video.

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A Modern Affair is a 1996 independent feature film directed by Vern Oakley and produced by Tribe Pictures.

Winner of the Long Island Festival Audience Award, A Modern Affair played theatrically, was broadcast by HBO and distributed by Columbia TriStar Home Video.

Plot

Grace Rhodes (Lisa Eichhorn) is a lonely, successful executive whose biological clock is loudly ticking. Giving up on finding the right man, she resorts to using a sperm bank on the advice of her best friend Elaine (Caroline Aaron). Soon she is pregnant, but she becomes so curious as to the identity of the father that she goes on a quest to find him with the help of Elaine. Peter Kessler (Stanley Tucci) is a nature photographer living in Upstate New York. While his lifestyle differs from hers, he is also reluctant to commit to a relationship, indulging in a casual affair with a married woman (Mary Jo Salerno). His photographs only feature landscapes because, as far as he is concerned, "people mess up composition."

His world is rocked when Grace comes into the picture. And announces she's pregnant. "You got yourself into this situation," he tells her. "You're going to have to get yourself out. I'm not going to take responsibility for your baby." While at first, he runs away from any intimacy, he renews contact with Grace later. From then on begins their discovery of mutual commitment and their journey to parenthood.

Themes

A Modern Affair purports to investigate the meaning of bringing a child to the world rather than tackling the artificial insemination and sperm bank, which serve as a ploy to explore intimacy and commitment. Coincidentally, since the film was made, the identity of sperm donors has been offered more readily to children conceived by anonymous donors.

References

L.A. Times review

Rotten Tomatoes entry

Fancast movie of the week

NYU Medical School review

External links

Official Website

A Modern Affair at IMDb

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Trivia

It premiered on September 6, 1996, a Friday.
It runs 1h30 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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New York City

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Rex Nicholson Cinematography
Vern Oakley Director
Suzanne Pillsbury Editing
Jennifer Wilkinson Producer
Melanie Webber Producer
Vern Oakley Producer
Jan Hammer Original music
Paul Zimmerman Story
Paul Zimmerman Screenplay
Vern Oakley Story

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What is A Modern Affair about?

A Modern Affair: A Modern Affair is an independent feature directed by Vern Oakley and produced by Tribe Pictures. Starring Stanley Tucci and Lisa Eichhorn, the film's plot reverses the conventions of romantic comedies: instead of man meet woman - fall in love, marry and have baby, in this film the woman gets pregnant, then meets the …

Who directed A Modern Affair?

A Modern Affair was directed by Vern Oakley in 1996.

Who stars in A Modern Affair?

The cast of A Modern Affair includes Lisa Eichhorn, Stanley Tucci, Caroline Aaron, Mary Jo Salerno and Robert Joy.

How long is A Modern Affair?

A Modern Affair runs for 90 minutes, or 1h30.