The Other Man (2008)

The story of a husband who suspects his wife of adultery, and sets out to track down the other man in her life.

Director:

Richard Eyre

Writers:

Richard Eyre (screenplay), Charles Wood (screenplay)

Stars:

Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas, Laura Linney

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Laura Linney	...	Lisa
Antonio Banderas	...	Rafe
Liam Neeson	...	Peter
Romola Garai	...	Abigail
Abigail Canton	...	Designer
Pam Ferris	...	Vera
Paterson Joseph	...	Ralph
Craig Parkinson	...	George
Lola Peploe	...	Eleanor
Sophie Wu	...	Shop Assistant
Richard Graham	...	Eric
Lisa McDonald	...	Receptionist
Emma Fielding	...	Gail
Paul Ritter	...	Guy
Amanda Drew	...	Joy

Storyline

In Cambridge, software engineer Peter (Liam Neeson) and shoe designer Lisa are successful in their careers and have been happily married for twenty-five years. They have an adult daughter, Abigail, and Lisa frequently travels to Milano to do business with the Gianni & Gianni Company. When Lisa is gone, Peter finds a message in her cell phone and decides to snoop her e-mails and discovers in a secret folder named Love that she had a lover, Ralph. Peter travels to Milano and stalks Ralph; he finds that the man plays chess in a bar. Peter gets close to Ralph and discusses his relationship with Lisa without knowing that he is her husband.

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Plot Keywords:

cheating wife | plot twist | shoes | e mail | love | 

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Taglines:

What if the one thing you cherished, you lived for, vanished. How much would you risk? How far would you go?

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some sexuality/nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

Image Entertainment [United States]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 May 2009 (France)

Also Known As:

A másik férfi

Filming Locations:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$51,909, 13 September 2009

Gross USA:

$149,528

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,148,511

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rainmark Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was filmed right around the time Liam Neeson's wife, Natasha Richardson, passed away.

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Goofs

When Ralph receives the phone call from Lisa and leaves his chair, he knocks the table, rattling the chess pieces. However, Peter stops them from falling off the chess board and the chess clock remains in position. When Peter gets up to follow Ralph he doesn't knock the table at all, but as we cut to a long shot of Peter leaving the table there are no chess pieces at all on the board and the chess clock is on the floor.

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Quotes

Peter: Do we have a problem?
Lisa: Of course we don't have a problem.
Peter: Is that the problem?

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Episode #24.2 (2009)

User Reviews

Adultery and Triangle of Love

In Cambridge, the software engineer Peter (Liam Neeson) and the shoe designer Lisa (Laura Linney) are successful in their careers and have been happily married for twenty-five years. They have an adult daughter, Abigail (Romola Garai), and Lisa frequently travels to Milano to do business with the Gianni & Gianni Company. When Lisa is gone, Peter finds a message in her cellular and decides to snoop her e-mails and discovers in a secret folder named Love that she had a lover, Ralph (Antonio Banderas). Peter travels to Milano and stalks Ralph; he finds that the man plays chest in a bar. Peter gets close to Ralph that tells his relationship with Lisa without knowing that he is her husband.

"The Other Man" is an engaging romance about adultery and triangle of love among the husband, the wife and her lover. The story is supported by the excellent Liam Neeson, Laura Linney and Antonio Banderas but unfortunately the suspenseful screenplay has a disappointing conclusion. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "O Amante" ("The Lover")