Unfaithful is a 2002 erotic thriller film directed and produced by Adrian Lyne and starring Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Olivier Martinez, Erik Per Sullivan, Chad Lowe, and Dominic Chianese. It was adapted by Alvin Sargent and William Broyles Jr. from the 1969 French film The Unfaithful Wife by Claude Chabrol. It tells the story of a couple living in suburban New York City whose marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an affair with a stranger she encounters by chance. Unfaithful grossed $52 million in North America and $119.1 million worldwide. Despite mixed reviews overall, Lane received much praise for her performance. She won awards for Best Actress from the National Society of Film Critics and New York Film Critics, and was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Actress. Plot Edward and Connie Sumner live in upscale Westchester County, New York with their eight-year-old son, Charlie. Their marriage is loving but monotonous and complacent. While shopping in the city, the wind knocks Connie into stranger, Paul Martel, and they both fall over. Seeing that she's scraped her knee, Paul invites her to follow him up to his apartment to treat her injury. Connie decides to follow Paul upstairs. After cleaning her knee, she comes out of the bathroom to find Paul has made her tea. Paul puts an ice pack on her leg as she's on the phone with her son and then puts his hand on hers as she holds it in place. Connie gets off the phone and Paul takes the opportunity to introduce himself. Connie introduces herself by first name only and says she has to go. Paul insists she take one of his books and directs her to a specific book, pointing her to page 23, which starts with a passage about seizing the opportunities of the moment. Connie, feeling uncomfortable, leaves. Later finding Paul's phone number inside the book he gave her, she calls him from Penn Central. He invites her over and when she arrives, he again flirts with her. She leaves despite their mutual attraction, but returns a third time, and they share a dance. Again uncomfortable, Connie rushes out. Returning moments later to retrieve her coat, Paul literally sweeps her off her feet, carries her off to bed, and they have sex. Connie is simultaneously turned on and terrified at what she's doing. However, they