Screendaily.com reports that "The LA sales house has also signed a deal with German producers Egoli Tossell to sell two films here at Cannes – Sandra Nettelbeck’s Helen with Gillian Anderson and Jeffrey Dean Morgan".
From The Little Film Company:
Helen
Directed By: Sandra Nettelbeck
Starring: Gillian Anderson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Genres: Drama
Synopsis
Helen Leonard is a beautiful and intelligent woman who seems to have it all. Happily married to her husband, David, she enjoys a close and loving relationship with her teenage daughter from her previous marriage, and teaches at the local university where she is admired by her students and colleagues. Helen appears to be a happy woman living a rewarding and successful life. Yet there is a dark secret Helen has managed to hide for many years. She suffers from clinical depression which gradually penetrates the very fabric of her well-being until she can no longer take care of her daughter or continue teaching at the university. Helen’s husband tries to love and support her unconditionally, but at times she becomes selfish, inaccessible and withdrawn from the world. When she meets a troubled young woman named Mathilda, Helen understands that they share a common bond and, courageously struggling out of her own quagmire, she tries desperately to help her. Helen takes us on a journey without easy departures. It is also the portrait of a marriage and a story of friendship—of courage, devotion, and the triumph of the heart over the mind. Helen is a film about a woman’s journey to hell and back.
Highlight Information
Written and Directed by Sandra Nettelbeck (Mostly Martha)