Virginia

Virginia (originally titled What's Wrong with Virginia) is a 2010 film written and directed by Dustin Lance Black and starring Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Emma Roberts, Carrie Preston, and Toby Jones. Plot In a small town, mentally unstable Virginia has a two-decade affair with a local married sheriff, Dick Tipton. Her son Emmett (Harrison Gilbertson) acts as her protector. During Emmett's quest for the truth of his father's identity, he begins a relationship with Tipton's daughter Jessie. Cast Jennifer Connelly as Virginia Ed Harris as Sheriff Richard "Dick" Tipton Emma Roberts as Jessie Tipton Harrison Gilbertson as Emmett Amy Madigan as Roseanna Tipton Carrie Preston as Betty Toby Jones as Max Alex Frost as Josh Yeardley Smith as Mrs. Whitaker Paul Walter Hauser as Dale Production The film was shot in West Michigan (Holland, Grand Haven, South Haven, Saugatuck, Zeeland) during fall of 2009 in seven weeks on local streets, homes, and businesses. The project was filmed in Michigan, the decision having been taken to film there due to a state program offering incentives to the entertainment industry. To create Virginia's style, Dustin Lance Black requested Jennifer Connelly's advice to design the set of the character's house, as well as the selection of wardrobe she uses through the film.