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Intimacy

  • 2001
  • K-15
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
13K
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POPULARITY
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287
Kerry Fox and Mark Rylance in Intimacy (2001)
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A failed London musician meets once a week with a woman for a series of intense sexual encounters to get away from the realities of life. But when he begins inquiring about her, it puts thei... Read allA failed London musician meets once a week with a woman for a series of intense sexual encounters to get away from the realities of life. But when he begins inquiring about her, it puts their relationship at risk.A failed London musician meets once a week with a woman for a series of intense sexual encounters to get away from the realities of life. But when he begins inquiring about her, it puts their relationship at risk.

  • Director
    • Patrice Chéreau
  • Writers
    • Hanif Kureishi
    • Anne-Louise Trividic
    • Patrice Chéreau
  • Stars
    • Mark Rylance
    • Kerry Fox
    • Susannah Harker
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,126
    287
    • Director
      • Patrice Chéreau
    • Writers
      • Hanif Kureishi
      • Anne-Louise Trividic
      • Patrice Chéreau
    • Stars
      • Mark Rylance
      • Kerry Fox
      • Susannah Harker
    • 83User reviews
    • 77Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 5 nominations

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    Kerry Fox and Mark Rylance in Intimacy (2001)
    Kerry Fox and Mark Rylance in Intimacy (2001)
    Kerry Fox and Mark Rylance in Intimacy (2001)
    Kerry Fox and Mark Rylance in Intimacy (2001)
    Kerry Fox and Mark Rylance in Intimacy (2001)
    Kerry Fox and Mark Rylance in Intimacy (2001)
    Kerry Fox and Mark Rylance in Intimacy (2001)
    Kerry Fox and Mark Rylance in Intimacy (2001)
    Kerry Fox and Mark Rylance in Intimacy (2001)
    Kerry Fox in Intimacy (2001)
    Kerry Fox and Mark Rylance in Intimacy (2001)
    Patrice Chéreau and Mark Rylance in Intimacy (2001)

    Top cast

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    Mark Rylance
    Mark Rylance
    • Jay
    Kerry Fox
    Kerry Fox
    • Claire
    Susannah Harker
    Susannah Harker
    • Jay's Wife
    Alastair Galbraith
    Alastair Galbraith
    • Victor
    Philippe Calvario
    • Ian
    Timothy Spall
    Timothy Spall
    • Andy
    Marianne Faithfull
    Marianne Faithfull
    • Betty
    Fraser Ayres
    • Dave
    Michael Fitzgerald
    Michael Fitzgerald
    • Bar Owner
    Robert Addie
    Robert Addie
    • Bar Owner
    Deborah McLaren
    • Student at the Drama School
    Rebecca Palmer
    Rebecca Palmer
    • Girl in Squat
    Greg Sheffield
    • Jay's Child
    Vinnie Hunter
    • Jay's Child
    • (as Vinni Hunter)
    Joe Prospero
    Joe Prospero
    • Claire's Son
    Sian Reeves
    Sian Reeves
    • Woman at the Audition
    • (as Siân Reeves)
    Paola Dionisotti
    Paola Dionisotti
    • Amanda in 'The Glass Menagerie'
    Marcello Walton
    Marcello Walton
    • Tom in 'The Glass Menagerie'
    • Director
      • Patrice Chéreau
    • Writers
      • Hanif Kureishi
      • Anne-Louise Trividic
      • Patrice Chéreau
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The first mainstream English language film with an unsimulated sex scene to be passed uncut in Great Britain.
    • Quotes

      Ian: You know when you're with someone there's only a very short time when you can really give each other things for free... with neither of you having to ask. Because later on all you do is make demands of each other. Perhaps the only difference between her and all the rest is that she's asking you for nothing.

    • Alternate versions
      To achieve an R-rating, the original two-hour long film was cut down to just 107 minutes in the U.S. and almost all the real sex acts were cut. The Blu-Ray versions, however, restore the original running length.
    • Connections
      Follows Yksityinen suhde (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      A Night In
      Performed by Tindersticks

      Composed by Stuart Staples, Dickon Hinchliffe, Dave Boulter, Neil Fraser (as Neil Frazer), Mark Colwill and Alasdair Macauley

    User reviews83

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Indirect Yet Compelling
    Like most films either adapted from Hanif Kureishi's fiction or having screenplays written by him (`My Beautiful Laundrette', `Sammy And Rosie Get Laid' as well as this film, which lists Kureishi as a co-writer along with Anne-Louise Trividic and director Patrice Chereau), `Intimacy' circles its subject in an indirect manner, never declaring what it's truly about but leaving a distinct impression. This can make for difficult viewing, requiring an inordinate amount of concentration to keep up (and which wears you down after a while) and it only sinks in long after it's over. But that's the film's strong point: the writers prefer to have you draw your own conclusions, with dialogue that forces you to read between the lines of an affair in which both participants seem to be using it to address their individual demons. Chereau and Kureishi are more interested in their characters' circumstances than their actions but it's precisely their circumstances that make their actions compelling. Mark Rylance and Kerry Fox are the lovers (and they're excellent, even though the fact their trysts are presented in explicit detail may overshadow their performances), with Rylance as a bitter bartender who has spontaneously abandoned his family and Fox as a drama teacher stifled in her marriage to a cabbie (Mike Leigh favorite Timothy Spall, also very fine) whom Rylance befriends in an attempt to understand her; it's the tensions that build around the trio that drives the narrative. It's an unhappy yet sensitive film that may distance some audiences and push others into uncomfortable areas they may not want to visit, yet there's no denying its inquisitive, intelligent presence.
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    5
    • bix171
    • Mar 25, 2004

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    • Release date
      • October 12, 2001 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Người Tình Quen Thuộc
    • Filming locations
      • Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Téléma
      • StudioCanal
      • Arte France Cinéma
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $405,094
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $33,808
      • Oct 21, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,672,527
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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