*Natalie Portman*

After a rough break-up, Elizabeth sets out on a journey across America, leaving behind a life of memories, a dream, and a soulful new friend; a cafe owner--all while in search of something to mend her broken heart. Waitressing her way through the country, Elizabeth befriends others whose yearnings are greater than hers, including a troubled cop and his estranged wife and a down-on-her luck gambler with a score to settle.

Through these individuals, Elizabeth witnesses the true depths of loneliness and emptiness, and begins to understand that her own journey is part of a greater exploration within herself.

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Jeremy (Jude Law) runs a cafe in New York City. Elizabeth (Norah Jones) finds out from him that her boyfriend has eaten in the restaurant with another woman. Elizabeth is angry and leaves him; she gives her keys to Jeremy, in case the boyfriend comes to collect them. Elizabeth returns several times. She and Jeremy like each other.

She travels by bus to Memphis, Tennessee, where she takes two jobs, in a cafe and in a bar, to save money for buying a car. She sends postcards to Jeremy without revealing where she lives or works. Jeremy tries to find out, but fails.

She encounters policeman Arnie (David Strathairn) grieving about the fact that his wife Sue Lynne (Rachel Weisz) has left him, and in his leisure time coming to the bar to drink a lot. After threatening Sue with his gun he kills himself by crashing his car. Elizabeth comforts the now grieving Sue.

Elizabeth lends another woman, Leslie (Natalie Portman), her savings for gambling; if she loses Elizabeth gets Leslie's car, and so it happens. They move on together because Leslie needs a ride to her father in Las Vegas, who can help her financially. She gets a call, answered by Elizabeth, from the hospital to inform her that her father is dying. Leslie does not believe it, she thinks it is a trick to make her visit him.

They go to the hospital anyway, and at Leslie's request Elizabeth goes inside alone to check. Leslie's father is dead. Leslie wants to keep the car, and confesses that she has lied about losing with gambling. She pays Elizabeth money with which she buys another car. Elizabeth returns to Jeremy in New York, and they love each other.

Release Date: April 4th, 2008
Genres: Art/Foreign, Comedy, Drama and Romance

**Cast**

David Strathairn
Jude Law
Natalie Portman
Rachel Weisz
Norah Jones
Ed Harris
Tim Roth