I Want You (1998/I)

Director:

Michael Winterbottom

Writer:

Eoin McNamee (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 September 1998 (France)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Music | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

And what Helen wants, Helen gets.

Plot:

A young boy and his sister are drawn into one man's obsessive pursuit of his former lover.

Plot Keywords:

Mute | DJ | Obsessive Love | Ponytail | Radio Talk Show

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Rachel Weisz	...	Helen
Alessandro Nivola	...	Martin
Luka Petrusic	...	Honda
Labina Mitevska	...	Smokey
Paul Popplewell	...	Phonebox Man
Ben Daniels	...	Bob
Graham Crowden	...	Old Man
Geraldine O'Rawe	...	Sonja
Steve John Shepherd	...	Sam
Phyllida Law	...	Woman at Hairdresser #1
Mary MacLeod	...	Woman at Hairdresser #2
Kenny Doughty	...	Smokey's Friend
Des McAleer	...	Flowers Salesman
Julian Rivett	...	Billy
Julie Smith	...	Young Woman
Matthew Bowyer	...	Band Bass Guitarist
Berwick Kaler	...	Taxi Driver
Michael Rochester	...	Band Drummer
Greg Saunders	...	Band Keyboardist
David Fahms	...	Smokey's 2nd Boy
Tameka Empson	...	Cut Ear Salon Woman
Carmen Ejogo	...	Amber
David Hounslow	...	Frank
Dee Dee Menta	...	Stripper
Etela Pardo	...	Honda's Mother

Directed by
Michael Winterbottom

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Eoin McNamee		screenplay

Produced by
Gina Carter	....	associate producer
Andrew Eaton	....	producer
Stewart Till	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Adrian Johnston

Cinematography by
Slawomir Idziak		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Trevor Waite

Casting by
Simone Ireland
Vanessa Pereira

Production Design by
David Bowes
David Bryan
Mark Tildesley

Art Direction by
David Bowes
David Bryan

Costume Design by
Rachael Fleming

Makeup Department
Nadia El-Saffar	....	makeup artist
David Myers	....	chief makeup designer (as David Meyers)
Colin Ware	....	prosthetic designer

Production Management
Mary Ann Slim	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Elliott	....	second assistant director
Ben Johnson	....	third assistant director
Nick Laws	....	assistant director
Mark Layton	....	second assistant director
George Walker	....	additional assistant director
Bill Westley	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Fran Cooper	....	production buyer
Neil Levy	....	stand-by props
Ginger McCarthy	....	stand-by rigger
Simon Price	....	property buyer
Peter Skarrett	....	construction manager

Sound Department
Mike Dowson	....	adr mixer
Joe Gallagher	....	dialogue editor
Diane Greaves	....	foley artist
Dominic Lester	....	assistant dubbing mixer
Kate Morath	....	boom operator
Robin O'Donoghue	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Redfern	....	additional dialogue editor
Colin Ritchie	....	foley editor
Jason Swanscott	....	foley artist
Ted Swanscott	....	foley mixer
Martin Trevis	....	sound
Ian Wilson	....	supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by
David Sewell	....	visual effects artist
Trevor Young	....	scanning and recording: The Film Factory at VTR

Stunts
Jo McLaren	....	stunts
Nick Powell	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Andrew Curling	....	best boy
Barney Davis	....	assistant camera
Yorgos Giannelis	....	focus puller
John Robinson	....	camera grip
John Robinson	....	grip
Marcus Robinson	....	still photographer
Mark Silk	....	underwater camera operator
Alf Tramontin	....	Steadicam operator
Edward Wright	....	camera trainee

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Stephen Noble	....	costume supervisor
Steven Noble	....	costume supervisor
Natalie Ward	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Sue Bodnar	....	editor trainee
Peter Christelis	....	first assistant editor
Martin Corbett	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Steve Parr	....	music mixer
Steve Parr	....	music recordist

Other crew
Sophie Blau	....	stand-in
Ruth Breslaw	....	production assistant
Beryl Brown	....	assistant accountant
Chris Burton	....	runner: dailies
Simon Giles	....	title designer
Simon Good	....	stand-in
Paula McBreen	....	production coordinator
Fiona Neilson	....	assistant: Michael Winterbottom
Sandra Nixon	....	production accountant
Andy Pavord	....	location manager
Tristan Peatfield	....	assistant air director
Jonathan Pilcher	....	production runner
Bobby Prince	....	security manager
Sam Taylor	....	assistant location manager
Elizabeth West	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Polygram Filmed Entertainment
• Revolution Films

Distributors

• Asmik Ace Entertainment (1999) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print)
• Gramercy Pictures (I) (1999) (USA) (theatrical)
• PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (1998) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1998) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Warner Sogefilms S.A. (1998) (Spain) (theatrical)
• PolyGram Film International
• Umbrella Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• Video Film Express (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Video Search of Miami (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• The Film Factory at VTR

Other Companies

• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Movietech  camera equipment provided by
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, violence and language

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Macedonian | Serbian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Japan:R-15 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Australia:R | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (bw) | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R | Singapore:R(A)

Filming Locations:

Dungeness, Kent, England, UK

Company:

Polygram Filmed Entertainment

Movie Connections:

Features Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)

Soundtrack:

Home

Are you my prince, she asked

It is about a boy, who doesn't speak but falls in love with an older girl. As it turns out, her father was murdered. Now her former boyfriend, who is released on parole, stalks her, but nevertheless rescues her from being raped. Fair enough. She is torn between him, the boy and some others, who try to have sex with her.

It is a quite strange but due to that fancy story. The film offers more than just the story, it also uses many different ways to talk to its audience. Listen carefully to the song texts. They might not be the best, but add a sometimes funny, sometimes bitter sphere. This bitterness is more than just a stylistic device, it is one of the central themes, as it deals with guilt and the desire of being loved.

See it, but be aware that it is a relatively cheap production, so don't await to much in this term.