Acclaimed drama is set in the 1970s and features Christian Bale as a man who has settled into a middle-class existence with his wife and toddler in the London suburbs. After one of Bale's bachelor drinking pals pays him a visit, he longs for the good old days, and soon wonders if they're worth returning to. Emily Watson and Lee Ross also star. 102 min.

A powerful film debut by Emily Watson fuels writer/director Lars Von Trier's unusual, passionate drama. Watson, a naive and pious girl from a remote Scottish village, is happy after marrying a virile oil rig worker, but when an accident leaves him paralyzed, he tells her she can "aid his recovery" by having sexual encounters with strangers and describing them to him. With Stellan Skarsgard. 152 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; theatrical trailer; production notes; scene access.