What’s Wrong With Virginia? centers on the charming but psychologically disturbed titular mother (Connelly) who holds a secret 20-year affair with a sheriff (Ed Harris) now running for state senate. Their relationship is then tested when the mother’s 16-year-old son begins a relationship with the sheriff’s daughter (Emma Roberts). Lucas Grabeel, Carrie Preston, Amy Madigan and Toby Jones also evidently co-star.
Here’s the official synopsis: Written and directed by Academy Award-winner Dustin Lance Black (Milk), What’s Wrong With Virginia stars Academy Award-winner Jennifer Connelly as Virginia, a charming, yet mentally ill mother whose greatest love is her protector and illegitimate son, Emmett (Harrison Gilbertson). But her longest love belongs to the local-married-Mormon Sheriff, Richard Tipton (Ed Harris), who is running for public office and might very well be Emmett’s father. This boardwalk town’s well-kept secrets are threatened when Virginia’s son begins a romantic relationship with Tipton’s daughter (Emma Roberts). “What’s Wrong With Virginia” is a humorous, heartfelt drama that pokes at the American dream as it charges toward a climactic shoot out that begs the question: can a woman like Virginia ever play the part of mom?
“It’s sort of a moving story of this woman who does have a lot wrong with her, but a lot that’s right about her and her relationship with her son who’s sort of a teen,” Connelly explained earlier this year. “She’s getting to the point where she kind of needs to let him go. It’s very funny because she’s wildly inappropriate. I thought the script was wildly funny, but also really sad.”
Obviously, you can’t tell much from a few images, but it’ll be fascinating to see what kind of director Black is with the talent at hand. The film doesn’t have a release date or distributor yet, but that should change after the film premieres next month at TIFF.

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