¶ … man loves a woman (1994), the primary conflict depicted in the film is that of the husband's attempts to deal with his wife's alcoholism. On the surface, Michael and his wife Alice have a wonderful relationship with their wonderful children. She is a school counselor and he is an airline pilot. However, Alice drinks throughout the day to cope with stress. She hits rock bottom after a series of incidents that put herself and children at risk. She gets drunk and doesn't come home, causing her family to worry; she hits her daughter with little provocation and finally she passes out on the bathroom floor. Michael tries to ignore the classic signs of alcohol addiction in his wife. These include:
blacking out drinking in the morning secret drinking being irritated if prevented from drinking...
After going through the program, Alice returns home and Michael is forced to deal with the new Alice. Before, whenever Alice was having a bad day, she would drink. Now her unacceptable emotions like anger and sadness are on the surface, which makes Michael feel uncomfortable. Michael was used to a relationship in which he was the 'fixer' and the 'long suffering' husband who made all of the responsible decisions. Michael is not used to Alice being sober and competent enough to be an equal partner in the marriage. He is…
