Unfaithful

Unfaithful is a 2002 erotic thriller film directed and produced by Adrian Lyne and starring Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Olivier Martinez, Erik Per Sullivan, Chad Lowe, and Dominic Chianese. It was adapted by Alvin Sargent and William Broyles Jr. from the 1969 French film The Unfaithful Wife by Claude Chabrol. It tells the story of a couple living in suburban New York City whose marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an affair with a stranger she encounters by chance. Unfaithful grossed $52 million in North America and $119.1 million worldwide. Despite mixed reviews overall, Lane received much praise for her performance. She won awards for Best Actress from the National Society of Film Critics and New York Film Critics, and was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Actress. Plot Edward and Connie Sumner live in upscale Westchester County, New York with their eight-year-old son, Charlie. Their marriage is loving but monotonous and complacent. While shopping in SoHo, the wind knocks Connie into stranger Paul Martel, and they fall over. He invites her up to his apartment to treat her scraped knee. After cleaning it, Paul puts an ice pack on her leg, then his hand on hers as she holds it. He introduces himself, and Connie gives her first name only and says she has to go. Paul insists she take a book, pointing out a passage about seizing the moment. Uncomfortable, Connie leaves.