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TAKE 99 | Talkin' about a Revolutionary Road


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Leonardo DiCaprio is an earthy type who wants to come up in the world. Kate Winslet is a free spirit, unwilling to confine herself to the norms of society. But this time there's no big boat, and no tragic end.

After their icy dip Kate and Leo reunited for 2008's REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, based on the novel by Richard Yates and directed by Sam Mendes. It's the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a young couple who meet at a party, get married and create a suburban life with a nice house, a manicured lawn, "modern" furniture, two kids, a job in the city for him, housework for her, and martinis, cigarettes, boredom and desperation for both of them.

It's not really 'What would have happened if Rose scooched over and made room on that doorframe for Jack', but it's a close as we'll get.

So join the morning march of grey men in grey suits and grey hats to a job you hate, or spend your day vacuuming and dreaming of a better life in Paris as we put the spotlight on REVOLUTIONARY ROAD.

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