Damage (1992)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Louis Malle

Writers:

David Hare (screenplay)
Josephine Hart (novel)

Release Date:

22 January 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

With love comes risk. With obsession comes... Damage.

Plot:

A member of Parliament (Irons) falls passionately in love with his son's fiancée. They pursue their...

Plot Keywords:

Parliament | Love | Obsessive | Member Of Parliament | Fall

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Jeremy Irons	...	Dr. Stephen Fleming
Juliette Binoche	...	Anna Barton
Miranda Richardson	...	Ingrid Fleming
Rupert Graves	...	Martyn Fleming
Ian Bannen	...	Edward Lloyd
Peter Stormare	...	Peter Wetzler
Gemma Clarke	...	Sally Fleming
Julian Fellowes	...	Donald Lyndsay, MP
Leslie Caron	...	Elizabeth Prideaux
Tony Doyle	...	Prime Minister
Ray Gravell	...	Raymond (as Raymond Gravell)
Susan Engel	...	Miss Snow
David Thewlis	...	Detective
Benjamin Whitrow	...	Civil Servant
Jeff Nuttall	...	Trevor Leigh Davies MP

Also Known As:

Fatale (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, and for language. (edited version)

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

UK | France

Language:

English | French | German | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:12 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Brazil:18 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | South Korea:(Banned) (1992-1994) | South Korea:18 (re-rating) (cut) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | USA:R | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia)

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF)

Trivia:

The Part of the Prime Minster's Aide was going to be played by Stephen Beard but shortly before filming he was replaced by Barry Stearn.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Stephen is leaving Elizabeth to her hotel he is wearing a suit. When he requests the driver to stop and let him out of the car he is wearing an overcoat.

Quotes:

Ingrid Fleming: She worries me.

Movie Connections:

Features "Wacaday" (1985)

Brilliant Satire

For this viewer, this was a brilliant satire of the type of self-important love stories that always leave us little people feeling somewhat unworthy. Usually the "star-crossed" lovers are celebrated (Doctor Zhivago, The English Patient), but here they are shown to be what they really are - selfish, shallow morons, callously destroying all that surrounds them in the name of their "special" love. Excellent!