The film was released in the United States in June 2014 and stars Wallace Shawn, Julie Hagerty, Lisa Joyce and André Gregory.

Halvard Solness is an aging architect of a small town in Norway, who has managed to attain some distinction and local reputation; he has long been married to Aline.

When Solness does not respond to her quickly enough, she reminds him that at one point he made advances to her, offered a romantic interlude, and promised her "castles in the sky" during their encounter, which she believed.

[10] Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote that Shawn "employs insidious sleight of hand to score moral points".

"[12] The magazine Architectural Record gave the film a mixed review, singling out Julie Hagerty's performance opposite Wallace Shawn as exceptional.