Word: tripplehorn
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Come for the polygamist, stay for the thespians! The story of a Salt Lake City, Utah, man (Bill Paxton) and his multiple wives was a surprisingly sympathetic treatment of religious fundamentalism and a master-class acting showcase. Ginnifer Goodwin, Chloë Sevigny and Jeanne Tripplehorn portrayed a complicated "sister-wives" dynamic, while Harry Dean Stanton was supporting character of the year as a deliciously snaky cult leader...
...wives are no harem girls, however, and the series turns on their complex dynamics and strong performances. Barb (Jeanne Tripplehorn) is the strong-willed first wife. Nicki (Chloë Sevigny), Roman's daughter, chafes at being No. 2 to "boss lady" Barb and nurses a shopping addiction. Margene (Ginnifer Goodwin) is the young, insecure baby of the trio. The patriarchal setup will unsettle some viewers, as it did the actresses. "It felt like we were shooting a period piece," says Tripplehorn, "like something out of the '50s." Yet each woman has thought-out reasons why polygamy works for her, and their...
...answer: Viagra. Lots of it. But stamina is only one problem that Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton) has. He keeps his wives Barb, Margene and Nicki (Jeanne Tripplehorn, Ginnifer Goodwin and Chloë Sevigny) in adjacent houses, where they run the extended household jointly but harbor simmering jealousies. ("Officially," he tells Margene when she asks if he missed her, "I miss you guys all the same.") He has to keep the arrangement semisecret because polygamy is illegal in Utah and banned by the mainstream Mormon Church, or Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Oh, and one of his fathers...
...movie was directed by Oscar-winning Hollywood veteran Sydney Pollack (Tootsie, Out of Africa); it grossed over $250 million worldwide and garnered two Oscar nominations and favorable reviews. It contorts to make the McDeeres’ relationship at least somewhat balanced. Mitch (Tom Cruise) confesses to Abby (Jeanne Tripplehorn) about his Cayman Islands tryst. She achieves some measure of movie-style retribution by not telling her hubby whether or not she slept with his boss (Gene Hackman) while she stole files from him. Of course, she didn’t—equality has its limits and no woman will...