
The Bridge of San Luis Rey(2004)
In 1714 Peru, a friar is tried by the Spanish Inquisition for questioning God's intentions when five die in the collapse of an Andean rope bridge.


“An American legend is back”
Fisher Willow is the disliked Memphis débutante daughter of a plantation owner with a distaste for narrow-minded people and a penchant for shocking and insulting those around her. After returning from studies overseas, Fisher falls in love with Jimmy, the down-and-out son of an alcoholic father and an insane mother who works at a store on her family's plantation.

Bryce Dallas Howard
Fisher Willow

Chris Evans
Jimmy Dobyne

Ellen Burstyn
Miss Addie

Ann-Margret
Aunt Cornelia

Jennifer Sipes
Caroline

Mamie Gummer
Julie

Will Patton
Old Man Dobyne

Jessica Collins
Vinnie

Peter Gerety
Mr. Van Hooven

Marin Ireland
Esmeralda
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond is a drama, romance film released in 2008 exploring themes of plantation, memphis, tennessee, period drama, woman director. Directed by Jodie Markell, it stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans, Ellen Burstyn. Fisher Willow is the disliked Memphis débutante daughter of a plantation owner with a distaste for narrow-minded people and a penchant for shocking and insulting those around her. After returning from studies overseas, Fisher falls in love with Jimmy, the down-and-out son of an alcoholic father and an insane mother who works at a store on her family's plantation.
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