One day Jenny wanders into The Zilensky Collection,
a curio museum set in the heart of Manhattan. The
museum is unknown to all except its regulars who
seem to come every day. The wild assortment of
objects from diamonds to paper clips are there not
because of their intrinsic interest but because of the
stories of their previous owners. The collection is
presided over by a woman we know only as The
Curator, a woman of immense presence and
perception. If you wandered into the museum she
would talk to you for a minute or two and then lead
you to an exhibit, tell you its story, place it in your
hand, and leave you to your thoughts. No one else
might be interested in the story but it would be just
right for you and you would find yourself returning
over and over again to hear the story and hold the
object. Other parts of your life would begin to
deteriorate from neglect. When Jenny comes in
she watches the Curator work and is fascinated
with her and what she does...not with any of the
objects. The Curator has never had anyone
interested in her before and when Jenny is
unmoved by the story the Curator has chosen for
her--but still fascinated with the Curator herself,
the Curator experiences something close to falling
in love. When Jenny brings her husband Ira to the
museum to see what she's so excited about the
Curator immediately hooks him on an object, to
Jenny's dismay and growing horror. Whether
Jenny rescues Ira from the Curator or the Curator
rescues Jenny from Ira is something viewers
will debate long after seeing the movie. Written by
Michael Bergmann and Steven Miller.
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