the man in the attic be a movie set in the 1910s . it be inspire by a true story . unfortunately and it a story that really do not need to be tell . look at the box and the people responsible for package the movie try their best to make this film appear steamy and erotic . they use term such a illicit passion and forbidden affair and and unlimited pleasure . they even show a picture of neil patrick harris ( little doogie howser and m. d. ) hold a gun . the story involve krista and play by anne archer . she be unhappily marry to a gentleman who own his own business . edward ( harris ) be an employee of her husband company . krista and edward end up fall in love with each other . the supposedly shocking part of the movie be this represent krista husband find out about the affair and forbid them from ever see each other again . so what do they decide to do . krista end up have edward live up in their attic . wow . krista end up see someone else and edward get extremely jealous . so on and so on and so on . the man in the attic doesn not cover any new territory . it a showtime original picture and which explain why the star be a couple of b list actor and both appear briefly in the buff .