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A Modern Affair (1996) | Slate

A Modern Affair

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Rated 6.0 on TMDB

A Modern Affair

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

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.

Released: 1996
Runtime: 1h 30m
Rated: R
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Language: English

Direction and writing

Vern OakleyDirector, Story

Paul ZimmermanStory, Screenplay

Cast

Lisa EichhornGrace Rhodes
Stanley TucciPeter Kessler
Caroline AaronElaine

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