A Quiet Little Marriage (2008)
You call it madness, but they call it love.
A Quiet Little Marriage is the love story of Dax and Olive, who manage to find harmony even as they juggle family, romance and intimacy, but that all changes the night she asks him for a baby. Writer/director Mo Perkins’ intense and profound, raw feature debut is laced with sly humor, exquisitely rendered characters, and a pitch-perfect emotional honesty.
- Date of release
- 2008-10-18
- TMDB
- 5.1 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Mo Perkins
Casting
- Cy Carter — Dax
- Mary Elizabeth Ellis — Olive
- Jimmi Simpson — Jackson
- Michael O'Neill — Bruce
- Charlie Day — Adam
- Melanie Lynskey — Monique
- Lucy DeVito — Sylvia
- Rita Taggart — Nurse Green
- Ian McConnel — Henry
- Charlotte Chanler — Alice
- Ashley Curtis — Sammy
- Leslie Rishkofsk — Lady in Store
Interesting facts
A Quiet Little Marriage is a 2008 American independent drama film, written and directed by Mo Perkins in her feature directorial debut. It was co-written by Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Cy Carter, who also star. The supporting cast includes Jimmi Simpson, Charlie Day, and Melanie Lynskey.
Production
The story was conceived by Perkins, Ellis and Carter, who had worked together on several short films and become friends. Perkins wrote the bulk of the script herself, developing its themes through brainstorming sessions with Ellis and Carter, followed by weekly rehearsals where the two actors would perform what Perkins had written, allowing her to see what worked and what didn't.
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