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Afterglow (1997)

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A handyman with marital problems meets a housewife with the same.

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Lucky Mann
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Marianne Byron
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Jeffrey Byron
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Donald Duncan
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Helene Pelletier
Yves Corbeil ...
Bernard Ornay
Alan Fawcett ...
Count Falco / Jack Dana
Michèle-Barbara Pelletier ...
Isabel Marino
France Castel ...
Gloria Marino
Genevieve Bissonnette ...
Cassie
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Monica Bloom
Ivan Smith ...
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Ellen David ...
Judy the Waitress
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Storyline

Two families are unhappy with their respective relationships: first of ambitious businessman Jeffrey Byron and sexually frustrated Marianne and second of repair contractor Lucky Mann and former B-movie actress Phyllis. When Lucky arrives to Byron's apartment to make some minor repair and Marianne becomes obsessed with him, the everyday balance breaks. Written by Anonymous

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Rated R for sexuality and some language | See all certifications »

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26 December 1997 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Liebesflüstern  »

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Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$50,052 (USA) (26 December 1997)

Gross:

$2,441,642 (USA) (3 April 1998)
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Trivia

Lara Flynn Boyle is named after Julie Christie's character in Doctor Zhivago. This is the first time they act together. See more »

Quotes

[Why she is seeing the doctor:]
Phyllis: My soul needs a overhaul.
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Soundtracks

"Et Maintenant"
("What Now My Love")
Written by Gilbert Bécaud and Pierre Delonde
Performed by Gilbert Bécaud
Published by Editions Redeau Rouge/BMG Music Publishing, France
Administered in U.S. by BMG Songs, Inc.
Courtesy of Capitol Records under license from EMI-Capitol Music
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Human beings and their faults in relationships with coincidences?
1 September 2003 | by (Australia) – See all my reviews

The lives of a has-been-actress, a charming sleazy plumber, a bored housewife and a stressed corporate head intertwined in this low key screwball. If made by studio heads this film would have been hard to swallow, but when handled by the maestro, Alan Rudolph, and starring real actors, it works a treat.


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