Losing Chase

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Losing Chase ★★½ 1996 (R)

Bacon makes his directorial debut in this drama that features wife Sedgwick as Elizabeth, mother's helper to Chase (Mirren) and Richard Philips (Bridges) at their summer home on Martha's Vineyard. Chase is still recovering from a mental breakdown, having spent several months in an institution, and she resents Elizabeth's presence, constantly criticizing her. But when the two women are alone together a confusing and emotional bond gradually begins to form between them. 95m/C VHS, DVD . Helen Mirren, Kyra Sedgwick, Beau Bridges; D: Kevin Bacon; W: Anne Meredith; C: Dick Quinlan; M: Michael Bacon. CABLE