What movie is the article about?
Revolutionary Road
Who is the director?
Sam Mendes
Is this his first directing job?
No
What else has he done?
American Beauty
Is the movie an original screenplay?
No
Was it a book?
Yes
Who wrote the novel?
Richard Yates
What year?
1961
What is it about?
a powerfully unhappy Connecticut couple
Who stars in the movie?
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio
Why are they unhappy?
people who live in the suburbs have to repress their true selves
What do they do?
drink too much and have affairs
What characters do DiCaprio and Winslet play?
Frank and April Wheeler
Do they have kids?
Yes
How many?
two
Does Frank Wheeler work?
Yes
What does he do?
marketing business machines
What does April Wheeler do?
wanted to be an actress
What do they decide to do?
She and Frank will sell their home and move to Paris
What will that do?
she'll work as a government secretary and he will ... find himself.