The State of Things - DVD

When the life of Grace Wyatt, an esteemed music professor, is disrupted by the tragic loss of her husband Eric, Grace retreats to substance abuse as a way to cope with her grief. Tossed out of her lavish academic world and finally at rock-bottom, Grace seeks help from a Christian recovery center.

Over 20 years, late-19th-century gourmand Dodin Bouffant (Benoît Magimel), satisfied his demanding palate with the collaboration of live-in maid/chef and sometimes lover Eugénie (Juliette Binoche). The tenderness of the bond forged in their shared search for culinary excellence is fascinatingly explored in director Anh Hung Tran's sumptuous take on the Marcel Rouff novel. Emmanuel Salinger, Patrick d'Assumçao, Galatea Bellugi also star. 135 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack French; Subtitles English. In French with English subtitles.

Michael Lawson (David Corenswet) is a young and ambitious Washington, D.C. player trying to work his way into the presidential campaign of Senator John Baines (David James Elliott). After sleeping with Baines' wife (Mimi Rogers) and blackmailing an adviser (Adrian Grenier), Lawson may find he's made one dangerous political move too many when he begins an affair with the senator's beautiful daughter, Darcy (Grace Victoria Cox). With Thora Birch, Faye Grant. 97 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles English, Spanish; deleted scenes; audio commentary; theatrical trailers.