Nora Ephrons autobiographical novel chronicling the breakup of her marriage to investigative journalist Carl Bernstein (ALL THE PRESIDENTS MEN) is adapted for the big screen by director Mike Nichols and solidly acted by Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson. Rachel Samstat (Streep) is Ephrons stand-in, a New York food writer who falls for and marries Washington political columnist Mark Forman (Nicholson) despite her initial misgivings. And it isnt long before a second pregnancy, separate homes, and the return of Marks womanizing places a strain on the marriage that results in a bitter divorce and inspires Rachels cynical musings on the nature of love, sex, and relationships.