The Man from Elysian Fields (2001)
2001A failed novelist’s inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service, where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.
Actors: Anjelica Huston
The Golden Bowl (2000)
2000A chick becomes her best friend’s stepmother when she marries her old, rich father. Her reason, aside from money, is so that she can be close to her best friend’s husband who is her ex-boyfriend. Eventually, she screws her ex-bf who is now her son-in-law.
The Kreutzer Sonata (2008)
2008Abby cheats on her boyfriend with Edgar. She marries Edgar, and now it’s Edgar’s turn to wonder whether she is cheating with a violinist whom she spends hours practicing with.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981This remake of the 1946 movie of the same name accounts an affair between a seedy drifter and a seductive wife of a roadside cafe owner. This begins a chain of events that culminates in mu..er. Based on a novel by James M. Cain.
The Mists of Avalon
2001A unique re-working of the Arthurian epic, based on the novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Mists of Avalon tells the familiar tale but with an important twist: The story is told through the eyes of the women who wielded power behind King Arthur’s throne. Filmed on location in Prague, The Mists of Avalon follows the women of Avalon through the ultimate fulfillment of their destinies.