Purple Violets
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| Purple Violets | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Edward Burns |
| Produced by | Margot Bridger Edward Burns Becky Glupczynski Aaron Lubin Nicole Marra Pamela Schein Murphy |
| Written by | Edward Burns |
| Starring | Selma Blair Patrick Wilson Edward Burns Debra Messing |
| Release date(s) | November 20, 2007 (iTunes) |
| Running time | 101 min. |
| Country |  |
| Language | English |
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Purple Violets is a relationship comedy written and directed by Edward Burns. It is an independent film, set in lower Manhattan, about four friends from college ready for change. It features Burns, Selma Blair, Patrick Wilson, and Debra Messing.
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[edit] Plot Synopsis
Patti Petalson (Selma Blair) is a promising writer, but her marriage and conventional job keep her from her dream. She longs to return to her writing, especially after running into her first love Brian Callahan (Patrick Wilson), a successful crime novelist. Kate (Debra Messing) is Patti's best friend since college. She's a tough-talking schoolteacher who plays therapist to all Patti's problems, while she's got a few of her own.
Despite Brian's gorgeous Tribeca loft and perfect house in the Hamptons, he longs to write works of greater literary value. Michael Murphy (Edward Burns), his lawyer and best friend from college still carries a flame for his former girlfriend Kate, even though their relationship ended badly years ago, and she still holds a major grudge, but he would go at any length just to win Kate back, he knows that his feelings for her never went away. He tried to forget over the years but since he spotted Kate in the resturant she was all he could think about.
When Patti sells Murphy a new apartment, and Brian publishes his personal novel, these old friends reconnect in unexpected ways with surprising results =].
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Selma Blair | Patti Petalson |
| Patrick Wilson | Brian Callahan |
| Edward Burns | Michael Murphy |
| Debra Messing | Kate Scott |
| Dennis Farina | Gilmore |
| Max Baker | Mark |
[edit] Distribution
Purple Violets is notable for being the first movie to be exclusively distributed digitally on the iTunes Store. It was released on November 20th 2007 and costs $14.99. The movie will be exclusive to Apple Inc. for one month after release.
