As Constance (Natasha Richardson) and Nina (Toni Collette) gather at the deathbed of their mother, Ann (Vanessa Redgrave), they learn for the first time that their mother lived an entire other lifetime during one evening 50 years ago. In vivid flashbacks, the young Ann (Claire Daines) spends one night with a man named Harris (Patrick Wilson), who was the love of her life.
Claire Danes
as Ann Grant
Toni Collette
as Nina Mars
Vanessa Redgrave
as Ann Lord
Patrick Wilson
as Harris Arden
Hugh Dancy
as Buddy Wittenborn
Natasha Richardson
as Constance Haverford
Mamie Gummer
as Lila Wittenborn
Eileen Atkins
as Nachtschwester
Meryl Streep
as Lila Ross
Glenn Close
as Mrs. Wittenborn
Timothy Kiefer
as Karl Ross
Cheryl Lynn Bowers
as Peach Howze
