Separate Lies (2005)

Director:

Julian Fellowes

Writers:

Nigel Balchin (based on the novel by "A Way Through the Wood")
Julian Fellowes

Release Date:

18 November 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Thriller

Plot:

A couple's marriage is complicated by the introduction of a third party.

Plot Keywords:

Lawyer | Solicitor | Confession | Paris France | Forgiveness

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Tom Wilkinson	...	James Manning
Emily Watson	...	Anne Manning
Hermione Norris	...	Priscilla
John Warnaby	...	Simon
Rupert Everett	...	Bill Bule
Richenda Carey	...	Sarah Tufnell
Linda Bassett	...	Maggie
Christine Lohr	...	Nurse
Alice O'Connell	...	Maggie's Daughter
John Neville	...	Lord Rawston
Peregrine Kitchener-Fellowes	...	Bill's Son Charles
Henry Drake	...	Bill's Son Freddy
David Harewood	...	Inspector Marshall
Sabine Tourtellier	...	Receptionist
Philip Rham	...	French Lawyer
Jeremy Child	...	Angus Burrell
Horlicks	...	Dog
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Keith Bisset	...	Dr. Morgan (uncredited)
Leonard Silver	...	Minister (uncredited)
Terence Stamp	...	Joe (uncredited)

Directed by
Julian Fellowes

Writing credits
Nigel Balchin		(based on the novel by "A Way Through the Wood")
Julian Fellowes

Produced by
Steve Clark-Hall	....	producer
Christian Colson	....	producer
Paul Smith	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Stanislas Syrewicz		(music)

Cinematography by
Tony Pierce-Roberts		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Alex Mackie
Martin Walsh

Casting by
Janey Fothergill

Production Design by
Alison Riva

Art Direction by
Niall Moroney

Set Decoration by
Lee Sandales

Costume Design by
Michele Clapton

Makeup Department
Elaine Browne	....	makeup artist
Lesley Noble	....	makeup artist
Jamie Pritchard	....	hairdresser: Mr. Everett
Roseann Samuel	....	hair designer (as RoseAnn Samuel)
Roseann Samuel	....	makeup designer (as RoseAnn Samuel)

Production Management
Orlagh Collins	....	production manager
Mark Harris	....	post-production supervisor
Ted Ladlow	....	unit manager
François Pulliat	....	production manager: Paris
Clare St. John	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Brown	....	first assistant director
Lee Grumett	....	third assistant director
Toby Hosking	....	second assistant director
Aurélia Michon	....	trainee assistant director: Paris
Charles Senard	....	second assistant director: Paris

Art Department
Dave Allen	....	construction manager
Lionel Callari	....	props standby: Paris
Frank Carr	....	stagehand
Lesley Cross	....	production buyer
Chris Cull	....	prop master
Jonathan Holbrook	....	standby painter
Pete Lennox	....	standby carpenter
Rob MacPherson	....	standby props
Kerry-Ellen Maxwell	....	props trainee: FT2
Simon Riley	....	standby props
Fabrice Spelta	....	art department assistant
Sam Stokes	....	assistant art director
Sarah Stuart	....	standby art director
Stephen Thomson	....	prop hand
Denis Villand	....	carpenter: Paris
Penny White	....	store woman
Billy Wilson	....	prop hand
Dorrie Young	....	art department trainee: FT2
Martin Kane	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Hugo Adams	....	foley editor: Reelsound
Gillian Dodders	....	supervising dialogue editor
Nathan Duncan	....	sound assistant
Stan Fiferman	....	foley artist: Reelsound
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer: Reelsound
Andrew Griffiths	....	sound maintenance
Mark Heslop	....	sound editor
Melissa Lake	....	foley artist: Reelsound
Nicolas Le Messurier	....	re-recording mixer (as Nic LeMessurier)
Chris Munro	....	sound mixer
Tom Sayers	....	supervising sound editor
Richard Street	....	re-recording mixer
Kevin Taylor	....	foley mixer: Reelsound
Andy Thompson	....	adr mixer: Reelsound
Paul Wrightson	....	dialogue editor: Reelsound
Tony Currie	....	additional dialogue editor (uncredited)
Mike Grimes	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Nigel Heath	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Ben Meechan	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Hilary Wyatt	....	supervising dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Michel Gery	....	special effects assistant: Paris
Daniel Lenoir	....	special effects assistant: Paris
Carol Styczen	....	special effects assistant: Paris
Piotr Styczen	....	special effects coordinator: Paris

Visual Effects by
Alan Church	....	visual effects supervision
Tim Davies	....	inferno artist: VTR Digital Cinema
Simon Giles	....	visual effects supervision
Danny Pagan	....	data co-ordinator: VTR Digital Cinema
Safiya Ravat	....	combustion artist: VTR Digital Cinema
James Tillett	....	film recording supervisor: VTR Digital Cinema

Stunts
Abbi Collins	....	stunt performer
Gary Connery	....	stunt coordinator
Neil Finnighan	....	stunt performer
Sarah Franzl	....	stunt performer
Steve Griffin	....	stunt performer
Dave Holland	....	stunt coordinator
Dave Holland	....	stunt performer
Adam Kirley	....	stunt performer
Andy Merchant	....	stunt performer
Gordon Seed	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
John Bailie	....	first assistant camera
Lionel Bailly	....	electrician: Paris
Peter Batten	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Pete Batten)
Ashley Bond	....	first assistant camera
Stephane Canda	....	key grip: Paris (as Stéphane Canda)
Ciro Candia	....	second assistant camera
Ennio Di Santolo	....	electrician (as Ennio De Santola)
Laurent Dray	....	grip: Paris
Tommy Finch	....	gaffer (as Christopher 'Tommy' Finch)
Sam Garwood	....	additional photography: second unit
David Gray	....	standby rigger
Guy Guermouth	....	electrician: Paris (as Guy Guermout)
Alice Hobden	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Bradley Hogan	....	second assistant camera: second unit (as Brad Hogan)
Stuart Howell	....	camera operator
Gary Hymns	....	grip: second unit
Giles Keyte	....	stills photographer
Chris Knoll	....	electrician
Franck Lependu	....	electrician: Paris
Quentin Markowski	....	electrician: Paris
Rod Marley	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Benjamin Miranda	....	grip: Paris
Eric Monin	....	electrician: Paris
Olivier Neveu	....	gaffer: Paris
Mickey Peerless	....	electrician (as Micky Peerless)
Vincent Plaidy	....	camera loader: Paris
Benjamin Prevost	....	electrician: Paris
Darren Quinn	....	key grip
Ed Rutherford	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Christian Thurot	....	electrician: Paris
Mathieu Ungaro	....	grip: Paris
Garie Wetherill	....	video playback operator
George White	....	best boy (as George 'Spike' White)
Lorraine Jones	....	camera trainee (uncredited)

Casting Department
Camilla Evans	....	casting assistant
Myriam Haquin	....	crowd casting: Paris

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Chloe Aubry	....	costume assistant (as Cloe Aubry)
Rose Goodheart	....	costume supervisor (as Rose Goodhart)
Cristy Watson	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Marsha Bramwell	....	cutting room trainee
Alison Carter	....	first assistant editor
Sally Clayton	....	production supervisor: VTR Digital Cinema
Mike Fraser	....	consultant: VTR Digital Cinema
Heidi Freeman	....	first assistant editor
Steve Harrow	....	post production consultant: Steeple Post Production Services
Peter Hunt	....	colour timer
Rod Shelton	....	producer: VTR Digital Cinema
Laurent Treherne	....	data supervisor: VTR Digital Cinema
Mark Vincent	....	colorist (as Mick Vincent)

Music Department
Niv Adiri	....	music editor
Zbigniew Graca	....	conductor: Polish Radio Orchestra
Julian Kershaw	....	orchestrator
Tadeusz Mieczkowski	....	recording engineer: Polish Radio Studios
Mike Ross-Trevor	....	music mixing engineer: Whitfield Street Studios, London
Devin Workman	....	assistant engineer: Whitfield Street Studios, London

Transportation Department
Gary Barnes	....	unit driver
Mick Boddy	....	driver: standby props
Brian Brookner	....	unit driver
Marie-Elise Chocroun	....	driver: Paris
Graham Dolloery	....	driver: minibus (as Graham Dollery)
Matt Evans	....	driver: facilities
Geraldine Girault	....	driver: Paris
Georg Grohmann	....	unit driver (as Georg Grohman)
Mark Hatchwell	....	driver: grip van
John Hogbin	....	driver: minibus
Russell King	....	driver: camera truck
Rob MacKnight	....	driver: minibus (as Rob McKnight)
Mac MacLean	....	facilities captain (as Mac McLean)
Nigel Morris	....	driver: props runaround
Maxime Mund	....	driver: Paris
Simon Saunders	....	unit driver
Mike Smith	....	unit driver
Colin Stephenson	....	driver: facilities (as Colin Stevenson)
Alexandre Vernerey	....	driver: Paris
Sean Warwick	....	driver: standby construction
Darren Watson	....	driver: facilities
Mike Wheeler	....	unit driver

Other crew
Adrien Adriaco	....	assistant unit location manager: Paris
Sarah Baker	....	assistant: Paul Smith, Celador Films
Tyson Barber	....	location runner
Georgie Bayford	....	accountant: Celador Films
Clare Bennett	....	assistant co-ordinator
Carey Berlin	....	production assistant: DNA Films
Alexandra Bouillon	....	assistant: Steve Clark-Hall (as Alex Bouillon)
Gregory Bruneau	....	location production assistant: Paris (as Grégory Bruneau)
Marie-France Calif	....	production co-ordinator: Paris
Steve Clark	....	chef: Set Meals
Mike Clark-Hall	....	floor runner
Melanie Claus	....	production co-ordinator (as Mel Claus)
James Cooper	....	production runner
Rachel Cooper	....	production assistant: DNA Films
Ginger Corbett	....	publicity: Premier Public Relations
Sarah Critchley	....	script clearances
Matt Curtis	....	title designed by (as Matthew Curtis)
Sébastien Delepine	....	location production assistant: Paris
Sean Desmond	....	security manager
Stephen Dover	....	financial management: Celador Films
John Ensby	....	laboratory contact
Larry Eydmann	....	health and safety advisor (as Larry Eydman)
Penny Eyles	....	script supervisor
Camille Gatin	....	stand-in
Yolandi Groblar	....	catering assistant: Set Meals
Harriet Harper	....	assistant to director
Kate Hudson	....	publicity: Premier Public Relations
Patrick Isherwood	....	production accountant
Rachel James	....	post production accountant
Nicky Jarvis	....	unit nurse
Claire Kendall-Price	....	production trainee
Lisa Leibo	....	assistant: Christian Colson, Celador Films
Ivana Mackinnon	....	development executive: Celador Films (as Ivana MacKinnon)
Simon Maxwell	....	production runner
Lara Murray	....	location manager
Cindy Newman	....	supplier: Horlicks the Dog
Ben Nicholas	....	production assistant: DNA Films
David Oliver	....	stand-in
Zohra Salhi	....	production accountant: Paris
Isaac Sananes	....	assistant accountant
Joan Smith	....	cashier
Joanne Smith	....	general manager: DNA Films
Jane Soans	....	location manager
John Stewart	....	chef: Set Meals
Sue Summerskill	....	chaperone
Grégory Valais	....	unit location manager: Paris
Jen Lambert	....	construction nurse (uncredited)
Charles Senard	....	location scout (uncredited)

Thanks
Cassandra Balchin	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance
Charles Balchin	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance
Freya Balchin	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance
Jane Balchin	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance
Stephen Critchlow	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance
Gerard Crosnier	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance
Donald Douglas	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance
Zizi Durrance	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance
Prudence Hopkins	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance
Robert Jones	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance
James Kay	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance
Laurence Kaye	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance
Cathy King	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance
Sarah King	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance
Martin Koch	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance
Penelope Leach	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance
Rhoda Lewis	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance
Andrew Macdonald	....	special thanks
Alastair Mackenzie	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance
Patrick Massey	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance
Nora Mullally	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance
Allon Reich	....	special thanks
George Stiles	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance
Jesus Torres	....	the producers wish to thank for their assistance: Le Caprice, London

Production Companies

• Celador Films (presents)
• DNA Films (presents)
• UK Film Council (in association with)
• FilmFour (in association with)

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Film de Mexico (2005) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical) (presents) (as Fox Searchlight Films)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD) (Both widescreen and fullscreen)
• 20th Television (????) (USA) (TV)

Special Effects

• Any Effects (special effects)

Other Companies

• 2020 Casting  extras casting (uncredited)
• AFM Lighting  lighting equipment
• Blow Up  stills processing
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Television  excerpt: "Monarch of the Glen" courtesy of (as BBC Television)
• Celador Productions  excerpt: "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" courtesy of
• Cine Image Film Opticals  end roller (as Cine Image)
• David Deane Associates  health and safety policy advisor
• De Lane Lea  adr recorded at
• Digital Cinema at VTR  digital intermediate (as VTR Digital Cinema)
• Edit Hire (New Technology)  editing equipment (uncredited)
• Edit Hire (New Technology)  post production facilities (as Edit Hire)
• Film Finances  completion guarantor (as Film Finances)
• Goldcrest Post Production London  adr recorded at (as Goldcrest Post Production)
• Kodak  motion picture film
• Lays International  facility vehicles
• Lionhead Productions  developed in association with
• Lusam Music  music published by
• Media Safety  health & safety (uncredited)
• Media Travel International  travel services
• Mediacom 24-7  travel agent
• Midnight Transfer  editing equipment (uncredited)
• Midnight Transfer  post production facilities
• National Lottery  made with the support of (as National Lottery through the UK Film Council)
• Near North Entertainment  insurance services
• Panavision UK  camera equipment (as Panavision, London)
• Pinewood Shepperton  foley recorded at (as Pinewood Shepperton Studios, London, England)
• Pinewood Shepperton  re-recorded at (as Pinewood Shepperton Studios, London, England)
• Polish Radio Studios, The  score recording facilities (as Polish Radio Studios, Warsaw)
• Premier Public Relations  publicity
• Production Copier Company  production equipment and services (uncredited)
• Reelsound  post production sound
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script (as Sapex)
• Set Meals  catering
• Staff at Le Caprice London, The  the producers wish to thank for their assistance
• Steeple Post Production Services  post-production consulting
• The Polish Radio Orchestra  orchestra
• Vehicles in Vision  action vehicles supplier (as Vehicles and Vision)
• Wavevend Communications  walkie talkies
• Whitfield Street Studios  music mixed at (as Whitfield Street Studios, london)
• Willie's Wheels  facility vehicles (as Willies Wheels)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language including some sexual references

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (PCA #41078) | Australia:M | UK:12 (DVD rating) | UK:15 (original rating) | Singapore:NC-16 | Brazil:14 | Germany:12 | Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15 | USA:TV-14 (cable rating) | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Chicheley Hall, Chicheley, Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Celador Films

Trivia:

Last full length cinema film of John Neville.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The movie Wilkinson is telling Watson about, with James Mason as a German spy, is apparently "Five Fingers', but he refers to it as a 1954 film. The Joseph Mankiewicz thriller was released in 1952.

Quotes:

James Manning:[to Anne somewhat bitterly] Here's another fine mess you've gotten me into.

Movie Connections:

References "ER" (1994)

Double standards that are never discussed

I wish there were more films about middle aged people. The intellectual journey and the twists and turns of life's moral highway make interesting viewing. There seems to be a different standard of judgement on women who have extra marital affairs than on men. Amy Watson's hurtful and humiliating behaviour towards her husband seems to pass without comment. Reverse the roles and one could expect a torrent of condemnation towards the man. If she found her husband boring and judgmental she could could have told him so, left and waited for a no doubt large financial settlement upon divorce. The country and London scenes are wonderfully authentic and rich while the autumnal weather adds to the melancholy background superbly. The ending is perfect, so in tune with real adult life.