Intersection (1994)

Vincent Eastman has to choose between his wife of 16 years, Sally, or his new love, Olivia. Frequent flashbacks explain the background to the marriage and the affair.

Director:

Mark Rydell

Writers:

David Rayfiel (screenplay), Marshall Brickman (screenplay),

Stars:

Richard Gere, Sharon Stone, Lolita Davidovich

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Gere	...	Vincent Eastman
Sharon Stone	...	Sally Eastman
Lolita Davidovich	...	Olivia Marshak
Martin Landau	...	Neal
David Selby	...	Richard Quarry
Jennifer Morrison	...	Meaghan Eastman (as Jenny Morrison)
Ron White	...	Charlie
Matthew Walker	...	Surgeon
Scott Bellis	...	Van Driver
Patricia Harras	...	Van Driver's Wife
Keegan MacIntosh	...	Van Driver's Son (as Keegan Macintosh)
Alan C. Peterson	...	Semi-Driver
Sandra P. Grant	...	Receptionist
Robyn Stevan	...	Step Magazine
David Hurtubise	...	Step Magazine (as Dave Hurtubise)

Storyline

Vincent Eastman has to choose between his wife of 16 years, Sally, or his new love, Olivia. Frequent flashbacks explain the background to the marriage and the affair.

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Plot Keywords:

flashback | marriage | compassion | speech | female nudity | 

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Taglines:

Live every move as if it were your last.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language and sexuality

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 January 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Things of Life

Filming Locations:

Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Gross:

£923,343 (UK) (17 June 1994)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The unusual clock is a replica of a "Congreve" clock. It is based on a design by the English engineer, William Congreve.

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Goofs

When Vincent washes his face after arriving at the diner he looks wistfully at his reflection in the bathroom mirror. A member of the crew is visible behind him.

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Quotes

Olivia Marshak: [starts to raise her voice] I know this is an important night for the trustees! Is Meaghan a trustee? So young yet so accomplished!

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Connections

Remake of The Things of Life (1970)

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Soundtracks

"Sonata in G Minor - First Movement"
By Johann Sebastian Bach (as J.S. Bach)
Performed by Irena Grafenauer, Maria Graf & David Geringas
Courtesy of Philips Classics
By Arrangement with PolyGram Special Markets

User Reviews

patience and reward

This unpopular film showcases wonderfully nuanced performances that flesh out a simple story with an interesting twist. Multiple flashbacks (or shifting timescape) delineate the story, making for a complex movie, but the patient viewer is rewarded in the end.

Richard Gere, Sharon Stone, and Lolita Davidovich breathe life into the three corners of a love triangle. Stone is especially good as the calculating Sally, whose formidable personality holds together only at the fast pace of high-end social and professional success. Gere manifests the ambiguity of a man who must choose not only between women but between parts of his soul. Spirited Davidovich is very appealing as a vital woman deeply connected to fundamental contentedness and freedom.

Some philosophy is in order when considering this intimate, thoughtful film. It portrays various aspects of the human condition without embodying them. For instance, Richard Gere plays a man in the grip of profound indecision, but director Mark Rydell's hand is sure and his intent clear (`Whatever you're going to do, do it!'). The movie compresses the many small but meaningful moments that make up a lifetime into a taut montage of images flashing before the viewer's eyes, evoking the close link between life, time, and death. It shows how the simplest, smallest gesture can trigger an epiphany of profound meaning as someone struggles to find clarity in their life. Best of all, the movie illustrates how, even in tragedy, everyone can come away with something positive worth clinging to, whether it's a message on an answering machine, a hurtful letter undelivered, or a plunge into the depths of peace.