He has become used to being the stable and responsible one in their relationship and appropriately feels neglected by Alice's newly established and highly prioritized outside friendships. Michael is having trouble adjusting to Alice's post-treatment aloofness, distant and cold behavior towards him. During a family visit day at the clinic, Alice immediately begins to rebuild her shattered bond with the children, leaving Michael alone to wander the grounds uncomfortable and out of place in Alice's new lifestyle.Īlice returns home sober yet guarded – she is vocal, strong, and changed. Meanwhile, at the clinic, Alice is flourishing her recovery is painful, but stabilizing, and she is well-liked and respected by both staff and fellow clinic tenants alike. Michael finds himself now the main caregiver of their home and children, a role he struggles to maintain along with his career as an airline pilot, as well as fighting with Amy and driving her out of the house. Upon release from the hospital, a timid Alice enters a rehabilitation clinic.
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They both decide that she must seek professional help for her alcoholism. In the hospital, Michael and Alice confront the truth about Alice's drinking. Fearing Alice has died, Jess contacts Michael who immediately flies home to be by Alice's side. While in the shower, Alice retches, calls for Jess, and is unable to control her balance, which causes her to fall through the shower door onto the bathroom floor and lose consciousness. In return, she slaps Jess, who runs to her room in tears. Still drinking, Alice is confronted by Jess, who is concerned for her welfare. She dismisses the reluctant babysitter Amy, who leaves her alone with her children. One afternoon, Alice enters their home in a drunken incoherent state. Though she is lighthearted and loving, Alice is often reckless and, when drunk, even neglects her children: nine-year-old Jess from a previous marriage, and four-year-old Casey, whose father is Michael.
The film's title is taken from the song of the same name by Percy Sledge.Īlice Green is a school counselor who has a serious drinking problem and is married to Michael, an airline pilot.
For her performance as an alcoholic mother, Ryan received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Female Actor in a Leading Role. When a Man Loves a Woman was released in the United States on April 29, 1994. The film stars Andy García, Meg Ryan, Tina Majorino, Mae Whitman, Ellen Burstyn, Lauren Tom and Philip Seymour Hoffman. When a Man Loves a Woman is a 1994 American romantic drama film directed by Luis Mandoki and written by Al Franken and Ronald Bass.
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