Emilia Greenleaf is still struggling through her grief and in front of some people in her life always. She is trying to struggle against more challenges and in front of her new husband, William, and to deal with her ex-husband's jealous wife while trying to cope in an imperfect life.
although it is a little more glossy than the novel it is based on, Love and Other Impossible Pursuits is a mature and thoughtful look at the dynamics of the 21st-century family unit.
Don Roos' movie demonstrates Natalie Portman's range, but it leans too heavily on her bad behavior, ignoring the growth the character experiences in a schizophrenic third act.