The Land of Steady Habits

2018
TV-MA
1h 38m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,2/10

9,2 k

MA NOTE

Feeling trapped in the stifling, wealthy enclave of Westport, Connecticut, Anders Hill (Ben Mendelsohn) retires from his job in finance and leaves his wife (Edie Falco) in the hopes that it will renew his lust for life. However, he's quickly faced with the startling reality of his choices; he spends his days looking for things to decorate his empty shelves, sleeping with strangers and feeling terribly lost.

Missing his ex-wife and on the outs with his troubled 27-year-old son (Thomas Mann), Anders befriends a drug-addicted teen (Charlie Tahan), sending him down a path of reckless and of deeply regrettable behavior. His shameful actions cause him to question who he is as a father and, ultimately, who he is as a person.

Liretrailer2 min 38 s

1 vidéo

16 photos

Comedy Drama

Après avoir quitté sa blonde et son travail pour trouver le bonheur, Anders se lie d'amitié avec un adolescent toxicomane, l'envoyant sur la voie d'un comportement imprudent et honteux.Après avoir quitté sa blonde et son travail pour trouver le bonheur, Anders se lie d'amitié avec un adolescent toxicomane, l'envoyant sur la voie d'un comportement imprudent et honteux.Après avoir quitté sa blonde et son travail pour trouver le bonheur, Anders se lie d'amitié avec un adolescent toxicomane, l'envoyant sur la voie d'un comportement imprudent et honteux.

Director
- Nicole Holofcener
Writers
- Ted Thompson
- Nicole Holofcener
Stars

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,2/10

9,2 k

MA NOTE

Director
- Nicole Holofcener
Writers
- Ted Thompson
- Nicole Holofcener
Stars

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Anecdotes
After five feature films together, Catherine Keener does not appear in this sixth movie by Nicole Holofcener.

Gaffes
During the party scene when Anders is talking about his early retirement, the glass he is holding switches from his right hand to his left hand in the reverse shot.

Citations
[from trailer]
Anders Hill: I used to have this vision: My life was like a web. The more webs could have coming from you, then the more important you were. But if you vanish, then the people that were in your life, they learn to rely on someone else. And then the web just remakes itself and moves on without you.

Connexions
Featured in CTV News at 11:30 Toronto: Episode dated 12 September 2018 (2018)

Bandes originales
The Holly and the Ivy
Traditional
Arranged by David Arkenstone
Courtesy of APM Music

Commentaires des utilisateurs72

Commentaire

Commentaire en vedette

8/10

I can relate

I enjoyed it. Didn't check my phone once while watching it. No plot, per se. Low-key family drama, slightly hollow and cliche in spite of what it tries to be. I liked it particularly because I can relate. I grew up 30 minutes from where the movie was filmed, and I have a relative who lives in Westport. Each character reminds me of at least one person I know in real life-it's a very real movie about real problems. Interesting because there is no overt moral to the story but rather a vicarious lesson in how relationships and pain are inextricable.