By Fred Topel | Image property of Warner Bros Pictures
Nights in Rodanthe looks like the Richard Gere/Diane Lane romance, but it's a little more complicated than that. Lane's character is in mid-divorce when her husband begs for forgiveness. She has to consider what's best for the family, as she discovers a new love.
Diane Lane Finds Romance in Nights in Rodanthe
"It’s not unheard of to manipulate children into taking sides in a relationship with the parents," said Lane. "I like the fact that the movie touched on that, because all’s fair in war and love and when you get the kids to take sides, that’s cheating. That’s below the belt. They’re not supposed to be used as balancing the scales of power within the emotional dynamics of the adults. That, to me, was worth visiting and saying that well, when that happens, we’re justified in saying this is an unfair fight, and I don’t want to play with somebody who’s gonna fight unfair."
A mother in her second marriage in real life, Lane could draw on personal experiences. "I've certainly yelled at people on the phone over parenting issues. I've certainly had comeuppance moments with teenagers. You can't be popular and be productive very often. They don't go together. Sometimes, but that is a very adult lesson. It requires a lot of finesse that sometimes escapes us and in hindsight we wish we could have done better. That is a very humbling parental reality. You learn it as you go, you don't get any rehearsal, and every kid is different."
Nights in Rodanthe
Nights in Rodanthe
Nights in Rodanthe
Nights in Rodanthe
In the film, a storm hits Rodanthe forcing the lovebirds to steel themselves from the winds and rains together. This provided some amusing filming mishaps. "The ocean waves just blew up my dress. I screamed and ran away. [The director said,] 'Cut, cut, cut! That was not part of the scene.' I said, 'Well, neither was the ocean coming up my dress. What do you want me to do? Pretend its not happening and nobody will see?' I don't think we could use that take."
Nights in Rodanthe opens to theaters on September 26th.
Nights in Rodanthe
Nights in Rodanthe
Nights in Rodanthe
Nights in Rodanthe
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