title: A Broken Sole
text: # A Broken Sole
  
  A Broken Sole is a 2006 trilogy of short films directed by Antony Marsellis and written by Susan Charlotte, dealing with the September 11 attacks in 2001.
  
  ## Plot
  
  Based on three short plays by Susan Charlotte, the film follows the lives of six characters: a shoemaker and his customer, a taxi driver and his passenger, and a dyslexic director and his date.
  
  ### The Shoemaker
  
  On September 11, 2001, a shoemaker (Danny Aiello) is frantic to close his shop early. A college professor with a broken sole (Judith Light) is desperate for him to keep the shop open. With the backdrop of tragedy, a pair of shoes on a shelf awaits the return of its owner, who will never return for them.
  
  Danny Aiello would reprise this role off-broadway in 2010 and 2011 in The Shoemaker.
  
  ### The Cabbie
  
  In October 2001 a nervous real-estate broker (Laila Robins) takes a ride with an over-enunciating cab driver (Bob Dishy).
  
  ### The Dyslexic Lover
  
  In December 2001 Nan (Margaret Colin), an actress who supports herself with a job at a travel agency and Bob (John Shea), a dyslexic director try to come to terms with their on-again, off-again relationship.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Danny Aiello - The Shoemaker
  * Margaret Colin - Nan
  * Bob Dishy - Cabbie
  * Judith Light - Hilary
  * Laila Robins - Passenger
  * Rebekkah Ross - Louise's Voice (voice)
  * John Shea - Bob
  
  ## Score
  
  An original composition by Philip Glass appears in this film, originally commissioned by Susan Charlotte for the short film; Love Divided By. It also appears on his album "Saxophone."
  
  