
The Sweeter Side of Life
2013 · Movie · 89 min · ★ 5.8
Desiree's perfect life as the wife of a high-powered Manhattan doctor comes to a sudden end when her husband says he wants a divorce and invokes their ironclad prenup to leave her penniless. Desiree soon finds herself abandoned by her rich friends and back in her New Jersey hometown helping her father in his struggling bakery. Though Desiree wants nothing more than to return to her high-class life, spending time with her father causes her to see things differently. She rediscovers her love of baking and puts her business degree to work to save her father's shop. Desiree's success at the bakery leads to an unexpected opportunity which forces her to choose between what she has lost and the new life she has found. Stars Kathryn Morris and James Best.
Also known as Confections of a Discarded Woman
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-07-11
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 89 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (42 votes)
Cast & crew

Kathryn Morris
as Desiree Harper

James Best
as Paddy Kerrigan

Alastair Mackenzie
as Benny Christophe

Steve Varnom
as Eddie Rubinski

Sam Douglas
as Dino Ravettino

Stephen Hogan
as Wade Harper

Jane March
as Lana
- CO
Christine Oram
as Francine

Jerome Holder
as Calvin

Geoffrey Burton
as Moe
Directed by Michael Damian