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starring: Mark Rylance, Kerry Fox, Susannah Harker, Alastair Galbraith, Philippe Calvariodirected by: Patrice Chéreau
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0741952300595
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: KOCH LORBER FILMS
Manufacturer: KOCH LORBER FILMS
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: KOCH LORBER FILMS
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 06, 2004
Running Time: 115 minutes
Sales Rank: 12338
Studio: KOCH LORBER FILMS
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Excellent
I just finished reading Hanif Kureishi's novella, which this is (very) loosely based on. Thank Gawd Patrice Chéreau greatly embellished and improved on the story which was myopic and depressing. In fact, the movie is positively upbeat and happy compared to the novella.
I don't know why audiences shy away from frank, honest depictions of hetero romance or male nudity but who cares. It's an excellent film, the two leads (Rylance and Fox) went through hell literally after this film was ... Read More
Rating:  - Does not convey enough emotion
Can a midlife crisis be fulfilled with sex alone? To save you time from watching this movie the short answer to that question is "no". Protagonists are Jay, divorced father of two young boys who not so long ago simple walked out on his family for no other reason but the fact that he was unhappy. Claire, his lover who he meets on Wednesday afternoons is married woman, an actress and a mother of a young boy. We do not know how these two met, but we do know that they are pulled to each other. Their ... Read More
Rating:  - intense!
i gave this movie a 4 out of five stars because i never seen a movie like this b4 it didn,t explain how they got 2gether but the sex scenes where like wow! it started so fast after that then the movie got rolling they both were unhappy at home they both stayed because of children so it seemed but the way the husband found out was really sad but the main characters just had this unwavering need 4 each other no words just action until the end when he wanted her to stay but she couldn,t i wanted her to ... Read More
Rating: - Very well Made.. Not what I expected
I think this movie is worth seeing if you want to. You must be into these kind of movies to aprecaite the level behind these movies. Although i did not give this movie a "5" star rating it is becasue when i bought it i was expecting somthing more. Do research before you see this movie, you'll be glad you did. Also this movie is very explicite and should only be seen by 17+. Which if your a teenager trying to see this movie, please see other like it. For example Romance, Antanomy of hell and of course ... Read More
Rating: - Soft Story to see
Very nice product as far as concerned of Clarity and Sound. Very good 5.1 sound effect.
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