Plot Summary for
Money Buys Happiness (2002)

A married Seattle couple (Megan Murphy, Jeff Weatherford) struggle in their relationship as they approach the millenium, 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. In all, the film examines a destructive relationship that struggles with even the simplest decisions.

Summary written by John Sacksteder {jsack@ka.net}

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