
Northanger Abbey(2007)
A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.


“In a world at war, he gave her a place of peace.”
Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.

Keri Russell
Livy

Skeet Ulrich
Ray Singleton

Mare Winningham
Martha

Tania Gunadi
Florence

Eric Winter
Walter

Gwendoline Yeo
Rose

Stephen Strachan
Hank

Katie Keating
Ruth

Jane McGregor
Abby

Ken Pogue
Reverend Case
The Magic of Ordinary Days is a drama, romance, tv movie film released in 2005. Directed by Brent Shields, it stars Keri Russell, Skeet Ulrich, Mare Winningham. Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.
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