World Traveler
2001 · Movie · 103 min. · United States
On the day of his son's third birthday, without discussion with his wife or even leaving a note, Manhattan architect Cal gets in the family Volvo and starts driving. Marriage is suffocating him. His traveling seems aimless: stopping to work construction, drinking heavily, picking up women, thinking about his wife and son but not calling them. He sometimes goes across the borderline into fantasy as he imagines resolutions to his travels. It turns out that his travel West is not altogether aimless: he has a destination and some questions to ask. Once they're answered, will he remain the mythic restless American male or re-cross the borderline to return home?
Direction Bart Freundlich
Cast Billy Crudup · Julianne Moore · Cleavant Derricks · Liane Balaban · David Keith · Mary McCormack · Karen Allen · James Legros · Francie Swift · Nicolas Suresky
Soundtrack Clint Mansell
Screenplay Bart Freundlich
Cinematography Terry Stacey
Original title World Traveler
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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