Revolutionary Road

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-01-12 16:53

Frank and April, a married couple in the 1950s, have always seen themselves as special, different, ready and willing to live their lives based on higher ideals. So, as soon as they move into their new house on Revolutionary Road, they proudly declare their independence from the suburban inertia that surrounds them and determine never to be trapped by the social confines of their era. Yet for all their charm, beauty and irreverence, the Wheelers find themselves becoming exactly what they didn't expect: a good man with a routine job whose nerve has gone missing; a less-than-happy homemaker starving for fulfillment and passion; an American family with lost dreams, like any other. Driven to change their fates, April hatches an audacious plan to start all over again, to leave the comforts of Connecticut behind for the great unknown of Paris. But when the plan is put in motion, each spouse is pushed to extremes--one to escape whatever the cost, the other to save all that they have, no matter the compromises.

Production Status: Released

Logline: A husband and wife in 1950s suburban Connecticut, dissatisfied with life, move to France and their relationship deteriorates into an endless cycle of squabbling, jealousy and recriminations.

Genres: Drama and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr. 59 min.

Release Date: December 26th, 2008 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexual content/nudity.

Distributors: Paramount Vantage

Production Co.: Neal Street Productions, Evamere Entertainment, BBC

Films Studios: DreamWorks

Financiers: Goldcrest Film Finance

U.S. Box Office: $1,375,749

Filming Locations: New York, New York USA

Produced in: United Kingdom