Loved is a 1997 psychological drama film directed by Erin Dignam and starring Robin Wright Penn and William Hurt.
[4] Ken Eisner of Variety commended Wright’s performance and noted "Erin Dignam takes a refreshingly non-sensationalistic approach to volatile material", but said "in trying to get to the psychological bottom of the ways women enable male violence, pic starts down a difficult path but never quite gets where it's headed.
"[2] Eisner said the film’s "aquatic symbolism is one of the stronger, and more subtle, undercurrents", Dignam "deserves kudos for eschewing standard entertainment values, and Wright Penn conveys aspects of femaleness (at least the late-20th-century, all-American variety) that are rarely given screen time.
"[2] Radio Times rated it one star, saying, "No doubt all the people involved in this project had their hearts and best intentions in the right place, but this drama ultimately fumbles the sensitive subject of domestic violence.
"[5] At the Seattle International Film Festival, Wright won an Audience Award for Best Actress.