Abschied von Chase (TV Movie 1996)

Abschied von Chase: Directed by Kevin Bacon. With Helen Mirren, Kyra Sedgwick, Beau Bridges, Michael Yarmush. Chase Phillips (Dame Helen Mirren), a lifetime resident of Martha’s Vineyard, married Richard (Beau Bridges), and like the area, grew into the upper middle class. Her distaste for artificiality leads her to a wild breakdown, and Richard dutifully tries to restore their family unit as best he knows how by hiring a “Mother’s Helper

“Itu0026#39;s a shame the script and theme didnu0026#39;t quite do her justice. Kyra Sedgewick also gives her all and Kevin Baconu0026#39;s directorial debut is great – he captures the atmosphere amazingly well and I was surprised to find on the credits that Lake Ontario and its shore stood in for Marthau0026#39;s Vineyard and the Atlantic.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI thought it a shame that a sexual component was introduced to the slow awakening of Chase (Helen) from her u0026quot;nervous breakdownu0026quot; – a condition brought on by her disillusion at living a life of pretense with her husband, a man who loves her and is ashamed and baffled by her slide into depression. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis awakening is brought on by Elizabeth (Kyra), the motheru0026#39;s helper employed for the summer. A deep friendship develops between Chase and Elizabeth. Some of the scenes are overblown – the sports car, the borrowed yacht, but some are also magical, the kites, the garden. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eVery very slender movie and quite touching at the end. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e6 out of 10.”