The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond
Director: Jodie Markell
Genre: Romance Film, Romantic drama, Period piece, Drama
Year: 2009
Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
Language: English Language
Starring: Jessica Collins, Ann-Margret, Will Patton, Ellen Burstyn, Mamie Gummer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans, Peter Gerety, Barbara Garrick, Zoe Perry, Marin Ireland, Laila Robins, Zach Grenier, Jennifer Sipes, Rhoda Griffis
The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond is a 2009 film by director Jodie Markell. The film is based on Tennessee Williams's long-forgotten 1957 screenplay. The film stars Bryce Dallas Howard in the leading role of Fisher Willow.
The film tells the story of heiress Fisher Willow (Bryce Dallas Howard). Fisher returns home from overseas to find that her father has become a hated man in Memphis as he had intentionally blown up the southern half of his levee earlier that year, resulting in the deaths of two people and enormous property damage for anyone downstream. Fisher is to come out to society this season, but because of her father's reputation – and her inappropriate/wild behavior – she is unable to find a man willing to be her escort. She asks Jimmy (Chris Evans) to be her escort for the season.
Jimmy is not her social equal, but she was always taken with him. His father works on Fisher's land though he is a heavy drinker and is at risk of losing his job, and his mother was committed to an insane asylum and no longer recognizes her son. Jimmy agrees to be her escort as she is willing to pay him and he could use the money to help his parents. Fisher arranges for him to be outfitted properly
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