Then She Found Me
Then She Found Me stars academy award winner Helen as April a devoutly Jewish 39 year old NYC teacher with a hyperactive biological clock. She shuns the idea of adoption having been adopted herself but times are getting desperate for her and her nebbish husband Ben (Matthew Broderick). April’s stress level is compounded by her mother’s death and Ben’s decision to divorce. Just as things are at their lowest April’s real mother tracks her down. Mom is Bernice Graves, a role tailor made for Bette Midler who stars as a small “o” Oprah TV personality with honesty issues. As the two warily get used to one another April is beguiled by Frank, a new man in her life played by the ever charming Colin Firth. Just as everyone starts getting comfortable however April finds out that he’s finally pregnant but it’s not Frank’s baby. Of interest is Salman Rushdie oddly cast as April’s doctor. Not only did Hunt help adapt the screenplay from a novel but also directed herself in Then She Found Me which is quite a find since we’re often told that it’s difficult to find strong and interesting roles for women, especially older women.