A Change of Heart

– Beneath Jim Marshall's veneer as the all-American father and husband, lies a long suppressed desire ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 27 Minutes
Release Year:
1998
Original Name:
Change of Heart
A Change of Heart (1998) - Also known as Change of Heart

Beneath Jim Marshall's veneer as the all-American father and husband, lies a long suppressed desire that is about to ruin his idyllic family. When Elaine Marshall (Jean Smart) catches her husband and his lover in a hotel room, her anger quickly turns to shock as she discovers that Jim's paramour is a young man. What ensues is painful soul-searching for Jim, Elaine, and their family.

Styles:
Producing Country:
USA
Genre:
Editor's Pick for:
Release Date:

19 Jul 1998

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Arvin Brown

Writer:

Aaron Mendelsohn

Main Actors:

Jean Smart, John Terry, Gretchen Corbett, Phillip Geoffrey Hough

Plot:

Joe Marshall is the perfect father and husband and is respected and admired in his community. But Joe is living a lie that he has tried to keep suppressed throughout his marriage. It is only when Elaine catches her husband in bed with his lover that Joe's lie rips through the facade. Joe's lover is a young man. This film is an honest, moving account of a woman struggling to cope with the discovery that her husband and father of her two children, the man that she has worked with side by side, is gay. The movie sees all four members of the family struggle to integrate this new complication into their family life.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.2/10