The Face of Love (2013) Annette Bening Ed Harris Robin Williams Jess Weixler Amy Brenneman
Nikki Lostrom (Bening) is a recent widow whose husband Garret Mathis (Harris), died in a drowning accident and has not yet gotten over it. Objects, people and situations that remind Nikki of the love of her life still haunt her. Resigned to life alone, Nikki visits an art gallery she often frequented with Garret and sees a man whose resemblance to her husband stuns her. She returns to the gallery several more times, hoping to see him. Eventually, Nikki identifies him as professor Tom Young (Harris). She finds him on the internet and visits an art class he is teaching; but she is emotionally overwhelmed and flees. Eventually, Nikki calms down and invites Tom to give her private, at home, tutoring in painting. She doesn t disclose to him his physical resemblance to her late husband. Nikki and Tom become lovers, to the emotional distress of her neighbor Roger Stillman (Williams), who has hoped to attract her interest romantically since the death of Garret, his friend
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