Married Life (2007)

Director:

Ira Sachs

Writers (WGA):

Ira Sachs (screenplay) &
Oren Moverman (screenplay) ...
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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 | Poison | Bachelor | Lover

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
Carrie Fleming	...	Operator (as Carrie Anne Fleming)
Sean Tyson	...	Policeman
Ty Olsson	...	Policeman
Mike Cook	...	Charade Player
Kathleen Duborg	...	Charade Player
Dale Floyd	...	Charade Player
Fred Keating	...	Charade Player
Suzanne Ristic	...	Charade Player
Alex Stevens	...	Charade Player
Anna Williams	...	O'Brien's Girlfriend
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pauline Crawford	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Maria Marlow	...	Coat Check Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Ira Sachs

Writing credits (WGA)
Ira Sachs		(screenplay) &
Oren Moverman		(screenplay)
John Bingham		(book "Five Roundabouts to Heaven")

Produced by
Steve Golin	....	producer
William Horberg	....	executive producer
Sidney Kimmel	....	producer
Matt Littin	....	executive producer
Alix Madigan	....	executive producer (as Alix Madigan-Yorkin)
Jawal Nga	....	producer
David Nicksay	....	executive producer
Ira Sachs	....	producer
Adam Shulman	....	executive producer
Geoff Stier	....	executive producer
Bruce Toll	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Dickon Hinchliffe

Cinematography by
Peter Deming		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Affonso Gonçalves

Casting by
Avy Kaufman

Production Design by
Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski

Art Direction by
Gwendolyn Margetson

Set Decoration by
Carol Lavallee

Costume Design by
Michael Dennison

Makeup Department
Stacey Butterworth	....	wig maker
Martial Corneville	....	wig maker
Jayne Dancose	....	key makeup artist: 'Richard'
Megan Davies	....	assistant makeup artist
Linda Grimes	....	makeup artist: Rachel McAdams (as Linda A. Grimes)
Monica Huppert	....	key hair stylist: 'Harry' & 'Pat'
Kayleen McAdams	....	second assistant makeup artist
Robert A. Pandini	....	key hair stylist (as Robert Pandini)
Francesca Paris	....	hair stylist: 'Kay'
Dean Scheck	....	assistant hair stylist
Victoria Wood	....	wig maker
Cara Doell	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Simon Abbott	....	unit production manager
Sarah Connors	....	post-production supervisor
David Nicksay	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Josy Capkun	....	second assistant director
Alleris Gillham	....	trainee assistant director
Sara Irvine	....	third assistant director
Carl Mason	....	first assistant director
Tanya Tagman	....	third assistant director (as Tanya Tagmann)

Art Department
Rob Allen	....	lead carpenter
John T. Boe	....	lead set dresser
Jaron Boon	....	lead laborer/first aid
Allan Burdett	....	construction coordinator (as Alan D. Burdett)
William Glenn Burdett	....	lead carpenter (as W.G. Burdett)
Lee Campbell	....	assistant set decorator
John Chaschowy	....	greens
Shelley Collins	....	laborer
Alexandra Cram	....	property buyer
Brian Cunningham	....	assistant art director
Hoge Day	....	storyboard artist: New York
Rowland Dyton	....	on-set carpenter
Richard Elder	....	carpenter/first aid
Dave Emmonds	....	head greens (as David Emmonds)
Sharon Falck	....	set dresser
Kevin Griffin-Park	....	on-set dresser
Haida Harper	....	assistant property master
Denise Hignell	....	set dresser
Louis Holz	....	lead painter
Bryan Korenberg	....	property master
Carmen Lee	....	art department assistant
Rohan Lyal	....	on-set greensman
Marko Lytviak	....	paint coordinator (as Marko T. Lytviak)
Natasha Muir	....	lead painter
Shane O'Reilly	....	construction foreman
David Parke	....	set dresser
Michelle Pitney	....	set decoration buyer
Robert Pratt	....	storyboard artist (as Rob Pratt)
Slava Shmakin	....	graphic artist
John Sinclair	....	construction buyer
Robert Swan	....	tool maintenance
Jan Thorp	....	set dresser
Rena Van Steele	....	stand-by painter
Margot Ready	....	assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department
David Boulton	....	adr mixer
Lindsay Bucknell	....	sound mixer
Rachel Chancey	....	foley supervisor
Ryan Collison	....	foley mixer
Keith Culbertson	....	sound re-recordist
David Ellinwood	....	dialogue editor (as Dave Ellinwood)
Robert Fernandez	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Roberto Fernandez)
Brian Gallagher	....	adr recordist
Jim Gardner	....	sound mix stage: Sound One Corp.
Ken Hunold	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Pat Lauwers	....	sound assistant
Jason Lecky	....	boom operator
Katherine Gordon Miller	....	assistant sound editor (as Katherine Miller)
Cate Montana	....	adr editor
Glenfield Payne	....	sound effects editor
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Damian Volpe	....	sound designer
Matthew Haasch	....	foley editor (uncredited)
Albert Thrower	....	assistant supervisor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Don Besse	....	assistant special effects
Kurt Jackson	....	assistant special effects
Robert Paller	....	special effects coordinator (as Rob Paller)

Visual Effects by
John Cairns	....	digital compositor: Gray Matter Visual Effects
Monika Chvatikova	....	visual effects coordinator: Gray Matter Visual Effects
Ashley Clark	....	visual effects producer: Gray Matter Visual Effects
Eric Jordan	....	systems administrator: Gray Matter Visual Effects
Myung Kim	....	compositor: Gray Matter Visual Effects
Myung Kim	....	rotoscope artist: Gray Matter Visual Effects
Colin Liggett	....	lead compositor: Gray Matter Visual Effects
Margaux Mackay	....	supervising visual effects producer: Gray Matter Visual Effects
Gray Marshall	....	visual effects supervisor: Gray Matter Visual Effects
Robert Scifo	....	matte painter: Gray Matter Visual Effects
Trent Shumway	....	lead compositor: Gray Matter Visual Effects
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals (uncredited)
D.R. Farquharson	....	project manager: Efilm (uncredited)
Steven Hodgson	....	visual effects supervisor: Rainmaker (uncredited)
Danita Slaughter	....	digital opticals editor (uncredited)

Stunts
Scott J. Ateah	....	stunts (as Scott Ateah)
Caroline Field	....	stunts (as Carolyn Field)
David Jacox	....	stunts
Ken Kirzinger	....	stunts
Gerald Paetz	....	stunts
Paul Rutledge	....	stunts
Melissa R. Stubbs	....	stunt coordinator
Brent Woolsey	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jay Anderson	....	second unit generator operator
Mark Aviss	....	best boy rigging electric
Roger Bailey	....	generator operator
Scott Bonner	....	rigging grip
Brian Bouma	....	dolly grip
Rob Brady	....	lamp operator
Trevor Carabin	....	lamp operator
Drew Davidson	....	gaffer (as Andrew Davidson)
Glen A. Dickson	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Glen Dickson)
Shane Dobie	....	best boy electric
Nazim Edeer	....	camera trainee
Andre Gheorghiu	....	camera trainee
Reg Gole	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Leigh Jenkins	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Robin Jobin	....	key rigging grip
Cary Lalonde	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Joseph Lederer	....	still photographer
Brian Lymer	....	generator operator
Todd Martin	....	board operator
Cam North	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Doug Parton	....	rigging grip
Andrew Pedley	....	video assist operator
Laird Pierce	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Robin Say	....	grip
Steve Smith	....	key grip
Jonathan Turton	....	set wireman
Pat Waller	....	grip
Gary J. Williams	....	best boy grip
James J. Williams	....	best boy grip (as James Williams)
Owen Williams	....	lamp operator
Andrew D. Wilson	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Andy Wilson)
Keith Woods	....	rigging gaffer (as Keith S. Woods)
Rod Haney	....	rigging grip (uncredited)

Animation Department
Alex Hanson	....	animator: titles, Prologue
Chris Sanchez	....	animation illustrator: titles, Prologue
Tony Weinstock	....	animation illustrator: titles, Prologue

Casting Department
Cody P. Beke	....	casting associate: USA (as Cody Beke)
Heike Brandstatter	....	casting: Canada
Andrea Brown	....	extras casting director
Elizabeth Greenberg	....	casting associate: USA
Sondra James	....	adr voice casting
Coreen Mayrs	....	casting: Canada
Leah Nelson	....	casting associate: Canada
Trica Thompson	....	casting associate: Canada
Tiffany Mak	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patti Bishop	....	costumer
Luisa Dalmagro	....	costume set supervisor
Kevin Harrison	....	costumer
Michelle Hunter	....	assistant costume designer
Gillian Kieft	....	costume set supervisor
Diane Nosella	....	costumer
Jonny Pray	....	assistant costume designer
Angela Bright	....	costumer (uncredited)
Nancy Jones	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Cheryl Buckman	....	assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter: Kona Cutting
Ron Dulin	....	assistant editor
Alexander Gabucci	....	post-production assistant (as Alex Garbucci)
Jessica Green	....	post-production assistant
Jim O'Hagan	....	post-production facility: Post Factory
Chris Regan	....	color timer
Ed Dobbs	....	dailies timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Evan Barker	....	music copyist
John Carbonara	....	assistant music editor
Gary Chester	....	music recording and mixdown engineer
Christy Gerhart	....	music executive: SKE
Bonnie Greenberg	....	executive in charge of music: SKE
Susan Jacobs	....	music supervisor
Suzana Peric	....	music editor
Christine Bergren	....	music licensing (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Richard Atchison	....	driver
Chris Baldwinson	....	driver
Colin Banner	....	driver
Don Bell	....	driver
Jared Boileau	....	driver
Dave Byerley	....	driver: Mr. Cooper (as David Byerley)
Wayne Cartwright	....	driver
Donald Chase	....	transportation co-captain (as Don Chase)
Ed Cherier	....	driver (as Ed Chenier)
Preston Davis	....	driver
Bob Dennett	....	transportation coordinator
Ron Fessler	....	driver
Bill Fox	....	driver
Tom Groulx	....	driver
Harry Hachey	....	driver
John Hardyono	....	driver (as John Hardjono)
Dan Ross Haveruk	....	driver
Mark Johnston	....	driver
Dave Kennedy	....	transportation captain
Jason Lapp	....	driver
Don Larone	....	driver
Doug March	....	driver
Richard McKay	....	picture car coordinator (as Richard W. McKay)
Rick McLennan	....	driver
Lori Merchant-O'Dwyer	....	driver: Ms. McAdams
Michael J. Murphy	....	driver: Mr. Brosnan (as Mike Murphy)
Shawn O'Hearn	....	driver
Charles Pinkus	....	driver
Ed Scott	....	driver
Ken Sissons	....	driver
Trent Thomas	....	driver
Bob Thorner	....	driver
Allan Voth	....	driver
Geoff Williams	....	picture car coordinator

Other crew
Fareed Abdelhak	....	location production assistant
Ilya Abulhandy	....	lead title designer: Prologue
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Renee Bella	....	assistant location manager
Ari Ben Ron	....	craft service (as Ari Ron)
Ari Ben Ron	....	first aid (as Ari Ron)
Petina Louise Bradley	....	second assistant coordinator
Suzie Bruce	....	first assistant accountant
Mandy Butler	....	production accountant
Unjoo Lee Byars	....	senior title producer: Prologue (as Unjoo Byars)
Dan Cohen	....	assistant: Adam Shulman
Nicola Conlon	....	assistant: Mr. Brosnan
Kyle Cooper	....	executive producer: titles, Prologue
Peter Cummings	....	clearance/product placement coordinator
Hanelize de Beer	....	office production assistant
Vincent Dela Luna	....	assistant location manager (as Vincent Michael de la Luna)
Blake Deross	....	assistant: Alix Madigan Yorkin (as Blake DeRoss)
Ian Doig	....	animal trainer
Katie Forss	....	payroll accountant
Carl Gruell	....	first assistant coordinator
Catherine Howard	....	first assistant coordinator
Kim Howes	....	security coordinator
Lucas Joaquin	....	assistant: Mr. Sachs
Kohl Jones	....	key set production assistant
Jeffrey Kurtis	....	stand-in
Viktoria Langton	....	choreographer
Michael J. Linowes	....	legal counsel
Grace MacLeod	....	animal trainer
Jennifer Malloy	....	assistant: Steve Golin
Sean Meade	....	key set production assistant
Jeff Mohs	....	location scout
Peter Mulholland	....	background wrangler
Ian Neeson	....	stand-in
Kathryn Perkins	....	publicist
Michael Riley	....	assistant chef: Geoff the Chef
Robyn Ross	....	stand-in (as Robin Ross)
Robyn Ross	....	stand-in: Rachel McAdams
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Linda Sheehy-Brownstein	....	production coordinator
Alex Skrepnik	....	accounting clerk
Kimberley Sutton	....	assistant: cast/producers
Geoff Teoli	....	location manager
Geoff Titcomb	....	head chef: Geoff the Chef
Nina Van Den Boogaard	....	stand-in (as Nina van den Boogaard)
Daniel Villagomez	....	legal administrator
Dal Watson	....	assistant chef: Geoff the Chef
Christine Wilson	....	script supervisor
Danny Yount	....	creative supervisor: titles, Prologue
Luisa Dalmagro	....	set supervisor (uncredited)
Kate Dalton	....	adr loop artist (uncredited)
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond representative (uncredited)
Frederick Heartline	....	second production office assistant (uncredited)
Richie Kawamoto	....	production coordinator: Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (uncredited)
Braydon Regimbald	....	production assistant (uncredited)
David Scott Thomson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Bill Timoney	....	adr voice group (uncredited)

Thanks
Miguel Arteta	....	special thanks
Paul Brennan	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
• Anonymous Content
• Firm Films

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Classics (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) (2008) (USA) (all media)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Alexandra Films (2008) (Bulgaria) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Central Film (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Equinoxe Films (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Nu Metro Productions (2008) (South Africa) (theatrical)
• Presidio (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Rialto Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Rialto Entertainment (2008) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
• Rialto Film AG (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Versus Entertainment (2008) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Verve Pictures (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (UK) (DVD)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• FS Film Oy (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• Pinema (2008) (Turkey) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Canada) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2009) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Efilm (opticals)
• Gray Matter Visual Effects (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Aon/Ruben-Winkler Entertainment Insurance  insurance (as AON/Ruben-Winkler)
• Avatar Studios  score mixing facility
• Bennett Studios  score recording facility
• Canada Film Capital  tax incentive consulting services
• DDA Public Relations (DDA)  international publicity
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Eastcote Studios  score recording facility
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Entertainment Partners  payroll service
• Geoff the Chef  catering
• International Film Guarantors  completion guaranty
• Kona Cutting  negative cutting
• Lakeshore Records  score album
• Marriage Productions  production services
• Paramount Production Support  production equipment
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Post Accountants  post-production accountant
• Post Factory NY  post-production facilities
• Post Modern Sound  ADR recording facility
• Prologue Films  titles
• Rainmaker Digital Pictures  dailies telecine (as Rainmaker)
• Sound One Corporation  sound mix studio (as Sound One Corp.)
• SuperVision  music clearances
• Video Split Productions  video assist equipment

Also Known As:

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 | Mexico:B15 | Italy:T

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

Trivia:

John Bingham's novel, 'Five Roundabouts to Heaven', was adapted for "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" TV series as "The Tender Poisoner" (first aired 20.12.1962), by writer Lukas Heller. The 60-minute program featured Dan Dailey as Philip "Barney" Bartel, Jan Sterling as his wife Beatrice, and Howard Duff as their friend Peter Harding.

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:

Richard Langley:I'm not at all certain that one can build happiness upon the unhappiness of someone else

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 8 March 2008" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Tanya

Witty, Wise, Wonderful

With Married Life, director Ira Sachs has pulled off a cinematic hat trick of the highest order. This marvelous new movie manages to be at once droll comedy, gripping suspense drama, and stylish 1940s period piece. As light-hearted film noir, it leaves the viewer guessing from start to finish. Sex! Murder! Intrigue! What next? At the same time, Married Life boasts engaging, emotionally truthful performances -- particularly from Cooper and Clarkson -- that linger in the mind long after the closing credits.

Go see this film--or regret it for your entire (married or unmarried) life!