Brick (film) is an American adventure film.
A Modern Affair is a 1996 independent feature film directed by Vern Oakley and produced by Tribe Pictures .. Vern Oakley. Vern Oakley. Tribe Pictures. Tribe Pictures. Starring Stanley Tucci and Lisa Eichhorn , the film 's plot reverses the conventions of romantic comedies  : instead of man meet woman - fall in love , marry and have baby , in this film the woman gets pregnant , then meets the father , then falls in love .. Stanley Tucci. Stanley Tucci. Lisa Eichhorn. Lisa Eichhorn. Grace Rhodes -LRB- Lisa Eichhorn -RRB- is a lonely , successful executive whose biological clock is loudly ticking .. Lisa Eichhorn. Lisa Eichhorn. Giving up on finding the right man , she resorts to using a sperm bank on the advice of her best friend Elaine -LRB- Caroline Aaron -RRB- .. Caroline Aaron. Caroline Aaron. Soon she is pregnant , but she becomes so curious as to the identity of the father that she goes on a quest to find him with the help of Elaine .. Peter Kessler -LRB- Stanley Tucci -RRB- is a nature photographer living in Upstate New York .. Stanley Tucci. Stanley Tucci. While his life style differs from her , he is also reluctant to commit to a relationship , indulging in a casual affair with a married woman -LRB- Mary Jo Salerno -RRB- .. His photographs only feature landscapes , because , as far as he is concerned , `` people mess up composition '' .. His world is rocked when Grace comes into the picture .. And announces she 's pregnant .. `` You got yourself into this situation , '' he tells her .. `` You 're going to have to get yourself out .. I 'm not going to take responsibility for your baby . ''. While at first he runs away from any intimacy , he renews contact with Grace later .. From then on begins their discovery of mutual commitment and their journey to parenthood .. A Modern Affair purports to investigate the meaning of bringing a child to the world , rather then tackling the artificial insemination and sperm bank which serve as a ploy to explore intimacy and commitment .. Coincidentally , since the film was made , the identity of sperm donors has been offered more readily to the children conceived by anonymous donors .. Winner of the Long Island Festival Audience Award , `` A Modern Affair '' played theatrically , was broadcast by HBO and distributed by Columbia TriStar .. HBO. HBO. Columbia TriStar. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment