Our Burden Is Light
Karen Moone is a needy woman with an unfaithful boyfriend that is completely miserable after the suicide of her mother. Her only friend is the punk singer and baker Marnie Lowell. Kyle Elliot is a man bored with his perfect middle-class life with the shallow and beautiful wife Sarah that works composing jingles for advertisements. While waiting for a bus in a rainy night, Karen and Kyle are violently assaulted by a thief and Karen has amnesia. Kyle pretends that he lost his memories too and both stay in a church, where they fall in love for each other. When Kyle is located by his wife and Karen recalls her previous life, they both miss the time they spend together.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Released
- 2000
Details
Release year: 2000
Storyline
Karen Moone is a needy woman with an unfaithful boyfriend that is completely miserable after the suicide of her mother. Her only friend is the punk singer and baker Marnie Lowell. Kyle Elliot is a man bored with his perfect middle-class life with the shallow and beautiful wife Sarah that works composing jingles for advertisements. While waiting for a bus in a rainy night, Karen and Kyle are violently assaulted by a thief and Karen has amnesia. Kyle pretends that he lost his memories too and both stay in a church, where they fall in love for each other. When Kyle is located by his wife and Karen recalls her previous life, they both miss the time they spend together.
Top credits
- Karl Alvarez — Lembo
- Jessica Ballard — Marnie Lowell
- Robert Bisetti — Boss
- Abe Brenann — Tim Hunter