If I Were You
If I Were You is a 2012 Canadian-British comedy-drama film starring Marcia Gay Harden, Leonor Watling and Aidan Quinn.
Madelyn, a marketing professional, sees her husband (Paul) canoodling with his mistress (Lucy) in a restaurant and in her credulity decides to call him just to make sure it is him she has seen.
Madelyn’s distraught call grips Paul in his guilt and, consequently, he decides to leave Lucy on the spot.
Madelyn follows Lucy and finds her mortally confused and buying a long piece of rope. Suspecting Lucy is about to commit suicide, Madelyn stalks Lucy and finds she is getting ready to hang herself with the rope in her apartment.
To save Lucy, Madelyn befriends her and aiming to help Lucy regain her confidence and develop a career in acting, she helps her get into a production of King Lear. Madelyn plays Lear (as a Queen) while Lucy is the fool.
The script and scenes of the main story are theatrically articulated as the movie pays homage to the theatre and the play that has been embedded in it.
Directed by: Joan Carr-Wiggin
Starring: Marcia Gay Harden, Leonor Watling, and Aidan Quinn
