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6 September 1991 (UK) more
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After some years of tension, Richard begins a sexual relationship with his sister Natalie. Now married... more | add synopsis
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4 wins more
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Well worth seeing more (23 total)

Cast

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Alan Rickman ... Sinclair

Clive Owen ... Richard

Saskia Reeves ... Natalie
Karl Johnson ... Colin
Lesley Sharp ... Jessica
Kate Gartside ... Paula
Karen Knight ... Philippa
Niall Buggy ... Geof
Campbell Morrison ... Scotsman
Annie Hayes ... Receptionist
Maxwell Hutcheon ... Interviewee
Geraldine Somerville ... Natalie's Boss
Helen FitzGerald ... Scottish Girl
Christopher Barr ... Noley
Gordon Salkilld ... Hotel Porter
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Canada:108 min | Spain:108 min | USA:107 min
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Continuity: When Natalie and Richard are fighting on the country lane, there is a rip in the right shoulder of her jacket. When they get back to the party, the rip has gone. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Natalie: You're late.
Richard: Sorry, it was unavoidable, trains on Sunday, you know what they're like.
Natalie: Unavoidable? I don't believe it. I've eaten all the food.
Richard: You've eaten all the food? Now that's serious.
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References Rosemary's Baby (1968) more

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23 out of 26 people found the following comment useful.
Well worth seeing, 27 January 2003
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Author: ian_harris from London, England

This film is an expanded and improved rewrite of Poliakoff's early play Hitting Town. I have always found Poliakoff's plays filmic; this reworking on film is more interesting than the play, although the starkness of the incest in Hitting Town was probably more shocking, and the 1970's UK audience was probably more susceptible to shock.

Three great performances in this film - Saskia Reeves, Clive Owens and Alan Rickman.

Poliakoff has a great knack of mixing the profound, the profane and the mundane. One telling scene in Richard's flat has Richard and Natalie agonising over their tryst, then making love, while in the background a rain-affected test match (cricket) fails to happen and then starts to happen again. Unforgettable symbolism - Bergman would have used it if only the Swedes played cricket.

This film is well worth seeing.

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