Before becoming successful screenwriter and director in Hollywood, Nora Ephron was married to Carl Bernstein, reporter famous for revealing Watergate scandal. The marriage ended in a way that would inspire Ephron to describe it in *Heartburn*, 1983 humorous roman à clef. The book became bestseller and in 1986 it was adapted into eponymous feature film directed by Mike Nichols. Nora Ephron’s alter ego in this film, p…







