Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

(2001)

★ 6.3 IMDb · 110 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2001

Runtime: 104 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Jill Sprecher

Cast: Мэттью Макконахи, Джон Туртурро, Клеа ДюВалл, Эми Ирвинг, Алан Аркин, David Connolly, Джозеф Сираво, A.D. Miles, Sig Libowitz, Джеймс Яэгаси

Plot

In New York City, the lives of a lawyer, an actuary, a house-cleaner, a professor, and the people around them intersect as they ponder order and happiness in the face of life's cold unpredictability.

A physics professor approaching middle age decides to change his life with unexpected results. A rising young prosecuting attorney's plans are thrown into disarray as the result of a single careless act while distracted. A woman reluctantly faces her husband's infidelity. An envious insurance claims manager with family problems seeks revenge on a cheerful coworker, but has second thoughts. And an optimistic young cleaning woman awaits a miracle, only to have her faith shaken by a traumatic event. These ordinary people all find themselves asking the fundamental question philosophers have pondered throughout history: What is happiness, and how does one achieve it?