Unfaithful follows the lives of Edward and Connie Sumner (played by Richard Gere and Diane Lane ), a seemingly happy couple living in the New York suburbs with their young son. Their stable but routine life is shattered when a chance encounter in Manhattan leads Connie into a torrid, obsessive affair with Paul Martel (Olivier Martinez), a younger French book dealer. The film is notable for:
"Unfaithful" is a 2002 American erotic drama film that tells the story of a tumultuous marriage. The movie follows Edward (played by Richard Gere), a successful New York City book editor, and his wife Connie (played by Diane Lane), a frustrated wife and mother. When Connie begins an intense affair with a charming stranger (played by Olivier Martinez), the couple's relationship is put to the test.