Amy Madigan
The former rock singer and wife of Ed Harris  has garnered several stage and film credits, first coming to notice in Love Child (1982).  She was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Twice in a Lifetime (1985).

Lucinda Jenney
After stage and daytime TV stints, Jenney played one of Kathleen Turner's friends in "Peggy Sue Got Married" (1986) and went on to small roles in "Rain Man" (1988). Her performance as Jeff Bridges' girlfriend in "American Heart" (1992) brought her a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award as Best Supporting Actress.

Story

Year: 1997
Starring: Robin Wright Penn, William Hurt, Amy Madigan, Lucinda Jenney, Joanna Cassidy, Paul Dooley
Director: Erin Dignam
Written by Erin Dignam
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG-13
Music by David Baerwald
Length: 109 Minutes

Robin Wright Penn and William Hurt

A district attorney (William Hurt) falls in love with a star witness, a woman who was once involved in an abusive relationship with a defendant. He has driven three women to attempt suicide, and the last one has succeeded. Hedda, his first lover, had a promising swimming career destroyed by her desperate reaction to his abuse, yet she refuses to accuse the man. What is the nature of a love that can encompass such treatment, the film asks, and how is such a love to be judged in comparison to the deeper bonds of family.

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Robin Wright Penn won the Best Actress Award at the Seattle Film Festival and received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for "Loved", which was a special presentation at the Toronto Film Festival.

"I hope Loved helps women question their relationships," said Robin Wiright Penn. "But it's so funny; Biological studies say men love once and only once, whereas women can duplicate that love. Maybe it's part of being a mother. I don't know if men can love like a mother loves."