A Cooler Climate
– Iris is broke after her divorce and takes a job working as a housekeeper for a wealthy woman named P..
Iris is broke after her divorce and takes a job working as a housekeeper for a wealthy woman named Paula. When Paula and her husband separate, an unlikely friendship blossoms between the women.
22 Aug 1999
English
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Susan Seidelman
Zena Collier (novel), Marsha Norman (teleplay)
Sally Field, Judy Davis, Winston Rekert, Jerry Wasserman
A woman travels to coastal Maine after her divorce to start a job as housekeeper for a bitter, wealthy woman. They do not hit if off, but no one will work for the rich woman, and Field has no skills and needs the job. They each get involved in the other's life and eventually learn to respect and even like one another. This is the story of the journey of two middle-aged women and how they learn to accept what life has to offer.
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 nominations.
CBS Television Studios