The Other Woman

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Don Roos directs. Steve Yedlin behind the camera. John Swihart scores. David Codron cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Earned back only 5% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
• 2Released 16 years ago.
• 3Directed by Don Roos, shot by Steve Yedlin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Original score by John Swihart. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 5Editor David Codron shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6Natalie Portman and Scott Cohen and Charlie Tahan carry the top of the cast.
• 7Marketing tagline: "Love makes everything possible.".
• 8IMDB entry: tt1032825 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 9Classified under 15 themes, including "based on novel or book", "self-discovery", "romantic rivalry", "candlelight vigil".

The technical file

Cinematography

Steve Yedlin

Original score

John Swihart

Editing

David Codron

Production design

Michael Shaw

Costume design

Peggy Schnitzer

Makeup / hair

Nicky Pattison

Sound

Marshall Garlington

Stunt coordinator

Jill Brown

Runtime

98 min · 1h 38m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Budget

$30,000,000

Box office

$1,451,343

Return

5% of budget

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

R

IMDB

The Other Woman (2010) ↗

Also by

Don Roos

• 
  The Opposite of Sex

  1998 · ★ 6.2
• 
  Bounce

  2000 · ★ 5.8
• 
  Happy Endings

  2005 · ★ 5.6

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Trailers & featurettes

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  THE OTHER WOMAN - Official Trailer

  Trailer · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Reno2017-02-14
  ★ 8/10

  A guilt for losing the own baby and being labelled as a bad step-mother. It is also known as 'Love and Other Impossible Pursuits', which is the name of the book the film was adapted. According to me this is a very underrated film. Especially Natalie Portman was never seen before. This film was beautiful because of her. Might have been the same if any other actress who had played that role, but the thing is the character Emilia makes this story great. I would have given any top award the available around the globe for that incredible character display. It should have been recognised, sadly that did not happen because of the filthy film critics. Feels good watching it. This might not be a biographical film, but surely this is happening around us. The writing was so impressive. How the character Emilia was portrayed is the film's highlight. It was a simple character, that does not mean the life has to be simple as well. She falls in love with a married man and later she get married to him to become a step-mother to his child. That's where the problem arises when her baby dies in her arm, everybody points her for not being cautious with her step-son. This is a big task and how she comes out of it was revealed with lots of small twists and turns in the tale. Not just Natalie, but all the supporting cast was brilliant, including the husband, the kid and the ex. The story of loss, marriage, taking care a child and other struggles in life. Initially it did not look good with those affairs, but when it got past the half way mark, the rest of the film rebalanced the entire film. I liked how it ended. That final scene was very good. Even if you are an atheist, that end dialogues makes the major difference to favour the film. I haven't read the book, but seems the film was better than the book. Being a film fanatic and failing to recommending it to you would be a mistake. So I recommend it to particularly the grown-ups. 8/10

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Production companies

Who made it

• HA

  Handsomecharlie Films

  US

• 

  Marc Platt Productions

  US

• IS

  Is or Isn't Entertainment

Key crew

• ProducerMarc Platt
• Transportation CaptainGene O'Neill
• Costume DesignPeggy Schnitzer
• EditorDavid Codron
• Production DesignMichael Shaw
• Executive ProducerAbby Wolf-Weiss
• Executive ProducerNatalie Portman
• ProducerCarol Cuddy
• CastingBernard Telsey
• BookAyelet Waldman
• Executive ProducerRena Ronson
• Executive ProducerCassian Elwes
• Unit Production ManagerCarol Cuddy
• First Assistant DirectorJoseph P. Reidy
• Second Assistant DirectorAmy Lauritsen
• Music SupervisorJoel C. High
• Casting AssociateTiffany Little Canfield
• Unit Production ManagerCarla Raij
• Stunt CoordinatorJill Brown
• Executive ProducerDan Bucatinsky
• Executive ProducerLisa Kudrow
• Co-ProducerJoseph P. Reidy
• Co-ProducerAnnette Savitch
• Post Production SupervisorDavid Dresher

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• based on novel or book
• self-discovery
• romantic rivalry
• candlelight vigil
• emotional healing
• woman troubles
• central park
• new york winter
• complex relationships
• unexpected encounter
• grief journey
• life crossroads
• fragile connection
• inner turmoil
• family wounds

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical (limited)2011-02-04R
• Physical2011-05-17R· DVD / Blu-ray

Also known as

International titles

• 17 Photos of IsabelUS
• Seventeen Photos of IsabelUS
• 愛與親愛的TW
• The Other Woman - Liebe macht alles möglichDE
• Love and Other Impossible PursuitsCA
• Кохання та інші обставиниUA
• The Other WomanNL
• O Amor e Outras Coisas ImpossíveisPT
• 另一个女人CN