Money Buys Happiness

When mid-life crisis hits you in the head like a piano

A married Seattle couple struggle in their relationship as they approach the millennium, each looking for new directions in their life. He dreams of shedding all material worth and going on a spiritual awakening. She wants a new relationship with an old lover who wrote her a love note years ago. When a male friend commits suicide, he leaves all of his belongings to his friends. The two choose a piano from his possessions, which comes to represent the couple's relationship as he pushes the piano 50 blocks across the city to their home.

Director

Gregg Lachow

Writer

Gregg Lachow

Released

June 26, 2002

Language

English