lonely, introverted bank clerk sends away for a Russian mail-order bride and winds up with a glamorous glasnost sweetheart at his beck and call. But it seems this Eastern Bloc beauty also comes with a shady past and some even shadier friends. Birthday Girl is a cautionary fable that warns: When you purchase a life partner, be sure to get a warranty.
lonely, introverted bank clerk sends away for a Russian mail-order bride and winds up with a glamorous glasnost sweetheart at his beck and call. But it seems this Eastern Bloc beauty also comes with a shady past and some even shadier friends. Birthday Girl is a cautionary fable that warns: When you purchase a life partner, be sure to get a warranty.
The quiet brings the soliders solace, but danger lurks underground. In this scene: Inman (Jude Law)
With war looming inevitably, Inman plans to take up arms for the South, even if it upsets the one he loves. In this scene: Ada (Nicole Kidman), Inman (Jude Law)
Inman shares a piece of his past, as well as his heart, with Ada. In this scene: Ada (Nicole Kidman), Inman (Jude Law), Reverend Monroe (Donald Sutherland)
At the dawn of the Civil War, the men of Cold Mountain, North Carolina, rush to join the Confederate army. Ada has vowed to wait for Inman, but as the war drags on and letters go unanswered, she must find the will to survive while desperately struggling to hold onto her family's farm. Inman's long journey home takes him through the crumbling confederacy, as he meets people of all walks of life who both aid and hinder his mission.
Ruby shows up at Ada's farm ready to work and proves that there is more to her than meets the eye. In this scene: Ada (Nicole Kidman), Ruby (Renee Zellweger)
With emotions running high just before the soldiers must depart, Ada gives Inman a gift. In this scene: Ada (Nicole Kidman), Inman (Jude Law)
Inman's journey to find Ada takes an unexpected turn. In this scene: Inman (Jude Law), Ada (Nicole Kidman)
When the Yankee's mistake gives the South an unfair advantage, Inman finds himself facing one of the ugliest sides of war. In this scene: Inman (Jude Law)
When unwelcomed visitors arrive, Inman fights to keep Sara and her baby out of harm's way. In this scene: Inman (Jude Law), Sara (Natalie Portman)
Ada's arrival at Cold Mountain causes quite a stir among the locals, especially unassuming Inman. In this scene: Ada (Nicole Kidman), Reverend Monroe (Donald Sutherland), Inman (Jude Law)
In his own way, Inman makes his feelings for Ada known. In this scene: Ada (Nicole Kidman), Inman (Jude Law)
The Hours chronicles a day in the life of three women, separated by a span of nearly 80 years, who find themselves weathering similar crises, all linked by a single work of literature. Virginia Woolf lives in a suburb of London in the 1920s as she struggles to begin writing her first great novel, Mrs. Dalloway. Laura Brown, a young wife and mother in post-World War II Los Angeles, is reading Mrs. Dalloway, and is so deeply affected by it that she begins to question the life she has chosen for herself. Finally, Clarissa Vaughan is a modern-day Mrs. Dalloway in contemporary New York, planning a party for her friend and former lover who is slowly losing his fight with AIDS. Starring, in alphabetical order: Allison Janney, Claire Danes, Ed Harris, Jeff Daniels, John C. Reilly, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep, Miranda Richardson, Nicole Kidman, Stephen Dillane, Toni Collette
Over a tense breakfast, Faunia snaps on Coleman. In this scene: Faunia Farley (Nicole Kidman), Coleman Silk (Anthony Hopkins)
When Coleman finds Faunia stranded on the side of the road, he offers to give her a ride home. In this scene: Coleman Silk (Anthony Hopkins), Faunia Farley (Nicole Kidman)
Professor Silk's unfortunate word usage in class lands him in hot water with the school's brass. In this scene: Coleman Silk (Anthony Hopkins)
Coleman and Nathan get to know each other over a classic tune. In this scene: Coleman Silk (Anthony Hopkins), Nathan Zuckerman (Gary Sinise)
It's Nathan's turn to interview Zuckerman about Coleman, leaving Nathan with some sense of closure. In this scene: Nathan Zuckerman (Gary Sinise), Lester Farley (Ed Harris)
Though they've never met, Coleman shows up at writer Nathan Zuckerman's house with a story he wants him to write. In this scene: Nathan Zuckerman (Gary Sinise), Coleman Silk (Anthony Hopkins)
Nathan tries to talk some sense into Coleman regarding his relationship with Faunia and her ex Lester. In this scene: Coleman Silk (Anthony Hopkins), Nathan Zuckerman (Gary Sinise)
In the past, a young Coleman Silk is entranced with co-ed Steena Paulsson. In this scene: Young Coleman Silk (Wentworth Miller), Steena Paulsson (Jacinda Barrett)
As Faunia's mental health deteriorates, she confides in her favorite bird: a black crow. In this scene: Faunia Farley (Nicole Kidman)
