He learns about her love for books and she learns about his love for life. Through the course of their time together, they form a nice bond and learn from each other. But, in a nice twist, there is far, far more to their relationship. He is strapped for cash and the viewer is led to expect that he's just a womanizer out to take advantage of yet another middle-aged woman. She also is contemplating taking this exotic trip and at its conclusion, killing herself! When she arrives in the country, a handsome young guide, Juan (Óscar Jaenada) offers to show her around this tropical paradise. She's vaguely dissatisfied with life and has no one with which to share it. It begins with a librarian, Jane (Harden) leaving for a trip to Costa Rica. The latest offering featuring the actress is "After Words"-a terrific little film that features, once again, complex characters and a really unique performance. So while you might not have heard about her movies like "Canvas" or "Elsa & Fred" or "If I Were You", these are amazingly good films about people.people you could easily believe are real. Harden also has a real knack for appearing in low-budgeted but very high quality films-films that emphasize her exceptional acting talents and are films about people. Despite some A-list pictures to her credit, Ms. Although she's not one of the most famous actresses in Hollywood today, I do think Marcia Gay Harden is possibly the most interesting.