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The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

Year:

2009

Duration:

98 min | Germany:93 min (Berlin International Film Festival)

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.5

Director:

Rebecca Miller

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2009-07-10

Filming Locations: Connecticut, USA

Earnings

Opening Weekend: £44,511 (UK) (12 July 2009)

Gross: £108,160 (UK) (19 July 2009)

Cast

Actor

Character

Julianne Moore

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

Monica Bellucci

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

Robin Wright

Pippa Lee

Mike Binder

Sam Shapiro

Alan Arkin

Herb Lee

Winona Ryder

Sandra Dulles

Ryan McDonald

Ben Lee

Cornel West

Don Sexton

Maria Bello

Suky Sarkissian

Arnie Burton

Doctor

Tim Guinee

Des Sarkissian

Drew Beasley

Chester Sarkissian, 6

Madeline McNulty

Young Pippa, 7

Beckett Melville

Chester Sarkissian, 13

Zoe Kazan

Grace Lee

Billy Wheelan

Waiter

Shirley Knight

Dot Nadeau

Keanu Reeves

Chris Nadeau

Joan Copeland

Piano Player

J.R. Horne

Johnnie Nadeau

Blake Lively

Young Pippa

Adam Shonkwiler

Chester Sarkissian, 22

Richard DeDomenico

Elderly Man

Robin Weigert

Aunt Trish

Christin Sawyer Davis

Shelly

Dan DeLuca

Craig Simms

Adam Grupper

Max Kessler

Sean-Michael Bowles

Jed

Audrey Lynn Weston

Terry

Sean Casey

Calvin

Angela Trento

Woman

Teresa Yenque

Alphonsa

Lola Pashalinski

Mrs. Mankievitz

Myra Lucretia Taylor

Night Nurse

Annie Purcell

Nurse

Marc Alan Austen

Dinner Guest (uncredited)

David Boston

Man at Fish Truck (uncredited)

Andrew Bradley

Church Goer (uncredited)

Edie Hofstatter

Delivery Room Nurse (uncredited)

Marca Leigh

S & M Girl (uncredited)

Shane Mehigan

Twin Brother (uncredited)

Rich Rothbell

Literary Agent (uncredited)

Harry L. Seddon

Church Friend Of Suky Sarkissian (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Maggie Gyllenhaal was considered for the role of Suky, but dropped out due scheduling conflicts and Maria Bello replaced her.

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Julianne Moore only spent 2 days filming her role.

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Quotes

Sam Shapiro: Writers are vampires. I'm waiting for the right girl to come along and make me a human being.

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Sam Shapiro: [beginning of film: toasting Herb at dinner party] I have known Pippa Lee for 25 years and I think that I will really ever know her. She is a mystery... an enigma... giving, caring, beautiful, intelligent... the very icon of an artist's wife.

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Chris Nadeau: What are you thinking?

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Faq

Is this movie based on a book?

Yes, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee is a 2008 novel by Rebecca Miller, who also wrote the screenplay writer and directed the movie.

A Note Regarding Spoilers

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

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