Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Film director, writer and actor Zach Braff, actress Natalie Portman and actor Peter Sarsgaard talk with Charlie Rose in New York about their new film "Garden State," which is about a man who returns home for the first time in 10 years to attend his mother's funeral. ("Charlie Rose" airs weeknights on PBS.)

01:20 Rose plays the trailer for "Garden State."
01:51 Braff: film comparisons; "Harold and Maude"
02:14 Braff, Portman: casting Portman for "Garden State"
01:26 Braff: plot of "Garden State"; development of film ideas
02:35 Rose plays a clip from "Garden State."
01:20 Sarsgaard: accepting his role in film; working with Braff
01:06 Braff: work as film's director; love for directing
01:54 Portman: character in the film; challenges as young actor
00:52 Rose plays a clip from "Garden State."
00:57 Braff: selling film to production companies; film's title
00:21 Is it the film you wanted to make? Braff responds.
00:52 Portman, Braff: actors' portrayal of the film's characters
03:16 Guests: comparisons of "Garden State" to other films
01:37 Rose plays a clip from "Garden State."
01:00 Braff: his character in the film; filming "Garden State"
00:31 Would you want to make a movie? Portman responds.
00:51 Sarsgaard: playing a less-than-perfect hero on film

Running time 24:03.

Last Updated: August 4, 2004 14:10 EDT