To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996)

Directed by

Michael Pressman

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 57 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A widower and his teenage daughter are still grieving the death of his wife and her mother two years after the accident. They spend a weekend with her sister and brother-in-law, as memories and unresolved feelings surface.

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What happens

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday is a 1996 American romantic fantasy drama film directed by Michael Pressman and adapted by David E. Kelley from the play of the same name by Michael Brady. It stars Peter Gallagher, Michelle Pfeiffer and Claire Danes. The original score was composed by James Horner. A father and daughter, David and Rachel, are struggling to come to terms with the tragic death of wife and mother, Gillian, when they invite her sister and her husband to commiserate the second anniversary of the dark day. The film adapted from a play was released in the US on October 25, 1996, and was overall panned by critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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