Why this is relevant . Jack Edwards Sam Waterston is a disillusioned former presidential candidate who escapes to France to see his friend Thomas Harriman John Heard , an expatriate poet . They travel to Mont SaintMichel , speaking philosophically about their lives . While there , they meet Sonia Hoffman Liv Ullmann , an academic who stopped teaching science at an American university when she realized her work was being used by the military . Together they discuss mankind ' s future through modern systems theory . I found a great deal of personal connection with this movie and it ' s content . Seeing what others felt . <| sep |> There are no commas in or on the moon . Reported for eating grandpa . <| sep |> Makes sense , I ' ll try that thanks P