The Idea of You: Book vs. Movie
Michael Showalter's 2024 movie The Idea of You adapts Robinne Lee's book. Anne Hathaway plays a divorced mother whose romance with a younger pop star, played by Nicholas Galitzine, brings her private life under public scrutiny.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- Robinne Lee
- Year
- 2017
- Pages
- 384Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 12 hr 4 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- Robinne Lee
Taking her daughter to meet the boy band August Moon brings gallery owner Solène Marchand into the orbit of its twenty-year-old singer, Hayes Campbell. What begins as an unlikely attraction becomes a relationship conducted around performances and international travel. When public attention catches up with them, Solène must reckon with what the affair costs her daughter as well as herself.
- Director
- Michael Showalter
- Writer
- Michael Showalter, Jennifer Westfeldt
- Year
- 2024
- Runtime
- 1 hr 55 minWatch on Amazon
- Cast
- Anne Hathaway, Nicholas Galitzine, Ella Rubin, Annie Mumolo
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
Divorced mother Solène takes her teenage daughter to Coachella and unexpectedly meets Hayes Campbell, the young singer in a hugely popular boy band. Their attraction develops into a relationship that is difficult to keep private. As fans and the press take an interest, Solène must consider what the scrutiny means for both her romance and her family.
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