The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

"She lived many lives - except her own."

Jul 10 2009 R 1h 38m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.

Plot

Pippa Lee feels dislocated when she and her husband Herb move from Manhattan to a retirement community. He's older than she, they have two children who are young adults, and the daughter hardly speaks to Pippa. Pippa tells us about her life, in long flashbacks, starting with her birth to a mom who was a social dynamo and addicted to pills. As a teen, Pippa moves out and lives a hippie life until meeting Herb, who was then married to a young siren. Pippa discloses tragedies and discoveries. In the present, she's sleepwalking at night and talking from time to time with a burned-out case, the 35-year-old son of a neighbor. Can Pippa connect?

Written by

Rebecca Miller

Directed by

Rebecca Miller

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Grand Army Entertainment, Elevation Filmworks

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 4 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
14,690
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
49
Popularity
NA