Custody of the Heart (2000)
Custody of the Heart (2000) - Drama Movies 91 minutes. A Woman's Place. Claire's number one priority is her family. When her husband Dennis loses his stockbroker job, the couple's traditional family roles switch. As Dennis takes on his new stay-at-home role, Claire's furniture design business takes off. Just as she's beginning to master the art of balancing her home and work life, Dennis serves her with divorce papers and charges her with being an unfit mother. Claire discovers that in a modern courtroom there are still traditional biases unsympathetic to the idea of a woman working three jobs, as a wife, an entrepreneur and a mother. boston, massachusetts, married couple, seattle, washington, custody battle, couples therapy, criticism and blame, stockbroker, best friend, co-workers relationship, loss of job, divorce, separation, anger, business trip, divorce lawyer, working mom, award, househusband, unhappy, out of work, sick mother, family court, businesswoman, successful, married with children, furniture store
Released: Aug 28, 2000
Runtime: 91 minutes
Stars: Lorraine Bracco, Martin Donovan, Dennis Boutsikaris, Sheila McCarthy, Nancy Palk, Michael Cera
Crew: Lawrence Shragge (Original Music Composer), David Hugh Jones (Director), Barbara Delinsky (Novel), Marsha Norman (Teleplay), Pamela Malouf (Editor), Doug McCullough (Production Design)