Married Life (2007)

Director:

Ira Sachs

Writers (WGA):

Ira Sachs (screenplay) &
Oren Moverman (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

21 March 2008 (Canada)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Do you know what really goes on in the mind of the person with whom you sleep?

Plot:

A 1940s-set drama where an adulterous man plots his wife's death instead of putting her through the humiliation of a divorce.

Plot Keywords:

Divorce | Best Friend | Bachelor | Lover | Poison

Cast

Chris Cooper	...	Harry Allen
Annabel Kershaw	...	Miss Jones
Pierce Brosnan	...	Richard Langley
Patricia Clarkson	...	Pat Allen
Rachel McAdams	...	Kay Nesbitt
Sheila Paterson	...	Mrs. Walsh
David Richmond-Peck	...	Tom
Erin Boyes	...	Becky
Elijah St. Germain	...	Little Charlie
Terence Kelly	...	Dr. Anderson
Timothy Webber	...	Alvin Walters
Rebecca Codling	...	Photo Store Clerk
David Wenham	...	John O'Brien
Dolores Drake	...	Cinema Cashier
Malcolm Boddington	...	Well-Tailored Man

Also Known As:

Marriage (USA) (working title)
Pour le meilleur et pour le pire (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some thematic elements and a scene of sexuality.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Canada:14A | USA:PG-13 | Ireland:12A | Australia:M | UK:PG | South Africa:13L | Singapore:NC-16 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Netherlands:AL | Finland:K-11 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

Goofs:

Factual errors: Harry attempts to call home from a Restaurant; instead of getting a connection or a busy signal, he get's an "out-of-order" chirp. He dials "O" and tells the Operator that his home phone is O.O.O., he gives her a five digit number, then looks in the phone book and finds his next-door neighbor who of course has the traditional "Waddington 1234" number" used in 1949.

Quotes:

Kay Nesbitt: A woman needs to be loved, and that's true. But it's not the whole truth. She also needs somebody to love.

Movie Connections:

Features Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)

Soundtrack:

Got A Right To Cry

Totally Disagree with "Straight to Betamax"

Saw this last night at the premiere, and "Straight to Betamax" could not be more wrong. This is actually the first intelligent, smart and wonderfully acted film of the year, and both Patricia Clarkson and Chris Cooper give wonderful performances in a story which is intriguingly told and compellingly filmed.

I will agree with a few others that Pierce Brosnan seems a bit miscast in this picture, but not to the point that it ruins the film. Additionally, some of Rachel McAdams' dialogue seems a bit out of place for a character like her's during the period in which this story is set (it is supposed to take place in 1949), but she gives a great performance overall and her character is, for the most part (other than a few bad bits of out of place dialogue) fairly believable.

But Cooper and Clarkson are really wonderful in this film and Ira Sachs and company have done a terrific job with this story. Bravo.