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The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

She lived many lives - except her own.

20095.91h 38m

Overview

After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.

Directed by Rebecca Miller
Written by Rebecca Miller
Produced by Lemore Syvan, Dede Gardner
Box Office0Revenue: $2.9M

Top Cast

Robin Wright

Robin Wright

Pippa Lee

Alan Arkin

Alan Arkin

Herb Lee

Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves

Chris Nadeau

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Kat

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Sandra Dulles

Mike Binder

Mike Binder

Sam Shapiro

Cornel West

Cornel West

Don Sexton

Zoe Kazan

Zoe Kazan

Grace Lee

Maria Bello

Maria Bello

Suky Sarkissian

Shirley Knight

Shirley Knight

Dot Nadeau

Themes & Keywords

sense of guiltage differencemarriageromcomterminal illnessneighborwoman directorpublisher

About The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2009 exploring themes of sense of guilt, age difference, marriage, romcom, terminal illness, neighbor. Directed by Rebecca Miller, it stars Robin Wright, Alan Arkin, Keanu Reeves. After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.

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