The Lovers

Showings

Mary D. Fisher Theatre Fri, Jun 9, 2017 4:00 PM
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Sat, Jun 10, 2017 7:00 PM
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Mon, Jun 12, 2017 7:00 PM
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Tue, Jun 13, 2017 4:00 PM
Mary D. Fisher Theatre Wed, Jun 14, 2017 7:00 PM
Film Info
Event Type:Film
Release Year:2017
Run Time:94 minutes
Rating:R
Production Country:United States
Original Language:English
Trailer:youtu.be/nk-T71VhP8I
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Azazel Jacobs
Cast:Debra Winger
Tracy Letts
Aidan Gillen
Lesley Fera
Tyler Ross

Description

A love so strong, it can survive marriage.

A husband and wife, each embroiled in a secret, extramarital affair, are sent reeling when they suddenly fall for the least likely person imaginable – one another – in this scalpel-sharp and deliciously grown-up comedy that enters the fray where family, love and attraction become madly tangled.

Michael (Tony and Pulitzer Prize Award winner Tracy Letts) and Mary (three-time Oscar-nominee Debra Winger) are long past passion, never mind patience, after decades of turmoil and tedium in their marriage. Each is now contentedly distracted by a lover on the side. And each fully intends to call it quits on the other after one last family get-together with their collegiate son (Tyler Ross).

Michael has his hands full with a fiery ballet teacher (Melora Walters) while Mary is canoodling with a playful novelist (Aidan Gillen) — and both have grown bemusingly accustomed to claiming “late nights at the office.” But when the dried-up spark between Michael and Mary unexpectedly, indeed feverishly, reignites, it sends their plans into chaos, forcing them to navigate the hilarious new complications of having to "cheat" on their respective lovers. It all sets the stage for a collision of betrayals and agendas that builds to a truly unforgettable ending.

“The Lovers” candidly and comically explores just how strange — yet familiar — the bedfellows of love, marriage and enticement can get.

“A wonderful comedy.” — IndieWire

“ ‘The Lovers’ is that rare thing: a serious romantic comedy that never puts a foot wrong.” — The Wrap