The classic Edith Wharton tale of blazing passion and forbidden desire, set in Vermont at the turn of the century. Torn between his joyless marriage to one woman and his lustful desire for another, Ethan Frome’s actions soon lead to a forbidden love triangle between one love that is, and one that will never be.
“A fairly faithful adaptation of the tragic story published in 1911 and set in the western Massachusetts hills where Wharton maintained one of her several homes. The film carefully re-creates the crucial events in the lives of Ethan, the poor, sensitive farmer who wants to better himself; Zeena (Joan Allen), his mean-spirited, hypochondriacal wife, and Mattie Silver (Patricia Arquette), Zeena’s sweet-tempered, orphaned young cousin who comes to help out, only to fall as hopelessly in love with Ethan as he does with her.” – NYT
Starring Liam Neeson, Gil Rood, Tate Donovan, Stephen Mendillo, Phil Garran, Virginia Smith, Annie Nessen, Katharine Houghton.
Rated PG