2010 · drama
The Other Woman
Directed by Don Roos1h 38m2010
Emilia, a law-school graduate, falls in love with her married boss, Jack. After Emilia marries Jack, her happiness turns unexpectedly to grief following the death of her infant daughter. Devastated, Emilia nonetheless carries on, attempting to forge a connection with her stepson William and to resist the interference of Jack's jealous ex-wife.
Our read: The Other Woman (2010) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, measured, gentle drama, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- sombre
- measured
- intimate
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