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Adore

Original title: Adoration
  • 20132013
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  • 1h 52m
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6.2/10
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Robin Wright, Naomi Watts, Xavier Samuel, and James Frecheville in Adore (2013)
Lifelong friends  Roz and Lil find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention.
Play trailer2:33
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A pair of childhood friends and neighbors fall for each other's sons.A pair of childhood friends and neighbors fall for each other's sons.A pair of childhood friends and neighbors fall for each other's sons.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
35K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,883
316
    • Anne Fontaine
    • Anne Fontaine(screenplay)
    • Doris Lessing(book "The Grandmothers")
    • Christopher Hampton(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Naomi Watts
    • Robin Wright
    • Xavier Samuel
    • Anne Fontaine
    • Anne Fontaine(screenplay)
    • Doris Lessing(book "The Grandmothers")
    • Christopher Hampton(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Naomi Watts
    • Robin Wright
    • Xavier Samuel
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 141User reviews
    • 145Critic reviews
    • 37Metascore
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    Trailer 2:33
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    Xavier Samuel in Adore (2013)
    Xavier Samuel and James Frecheville in Adore (2013)
    Robin Wright, Naomi Watts, Xavier Samuel, and James Frecheville in Adore (2013)
    Naomi Watts and James Frecheville in Adore (2013)
    Robin Wright and Naomi Watts in Adore (2013)
    Naomi Watts and James Frecheville in Adore (2013)
    James Frecheville in Adore (2013)
    Xavier Samuel in Adore (2013)
    Xavier Samuel and James Frecheville in Adore (2013)
    James Frecheville in Adore (2013)
    Naomi Watts and James Frecheville in Adore (2013)
    Robin Wright and Naomi Watts in Adore (2013)

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    Naomi Watts
    Naomi Watts
    • Lil
    Robin Wright
    Robin Wright
    • Roz
    Xavier Samuel
    Xavier Samuel
    • Ian
    James Frecheville
    James Frecheville
    • Tom
    Ben Mendelsohn
    Ben Mendelsohn
    • Harold
    Jessica Tovey
    Jessica Tovey
    • Mary
    Sophie Lowe
    Sophie Lowe
    • Hannah
    Gary Sweet
    Gary Sweet
    • Saul
    Alyson Standen
    Alyson Standen
    • Molly
    Skye Sutherland
    • Young Roz
    Sarah Henderson
    • Young Lil
    Isaac Cocking
    • Young Tom
    Brody Mathers
    • Young Ian
    Alice Roberts
    • Roz's grand-daughter
    Charlee Thomas
    • Lil's grand-daughter
    Drew Fairley
    • Theatre Director
    Rowan Witt
    Rowan Witt
    • Oswald
    Sally Cahill
    • Mrs. Alving
      • Anne Fontaine
      • Anne Fontaine(screenplay) (adaptation)
      • Doris Lessing(book "The Grandmothers")
      • Christopher Hampton(adaptation) (dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      Doris Lessing's original novel "The Grandmothers" was said to be based on a true incident.
    • Goofs
      Sophie Lowe plays Hannah and Jessica Tovey plays Mary, but their roles are swapped in the end credits.
    • Quotes

      Lil: It was just important for us to know it hadn't gone away. That it was still alive. Christ, I felt like I would suffocate if I didn't have it.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Celebrated: Naomi Watts (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Beautiful Trash (Instrumental)
      Written by Lance Ferguson & Meg Washington

      Performed by Lanu featuring Meg Washington

      Published by Perfect Pitch Music Publishing / J. Albert & Son Pty Ltd

      Under license from Tru Thoughts, UK

      Licensed courtesy of Inertia Music

    User reviews141

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    8/10
    "Everything just works out the way it's gonna and we just plod along behind it"
    {8.5 stars}

    ADORE could have turned out really cheesy, but the very real characters, along with a nice blend of funny and sad moods, fitting soundtrack, and pretty Australian beach scenery keep it from becoming so. Fine performances by all the major players. Though more character and conflict development may seem needed at first, we get to know everyone and everything gradually, and the fact that they are all just fairly "normal" (whatever that is) people is pivotal. Not the greatest script, but it's nothing if not realistic.

    Regarding the plot: The way the improbable quadrangle develops is pretty convincing. Even if what's happening in the premise is nothing illegal, it's obviously weird if not downright perverse. Yet, I was surprised to find myself rooting for both couples as ADORE proceeded, wanting them all to be happy together. The way the two women bear a superficial resemblance to each other, causing us to occasionally forget who's whose mum and who's whose lover, is another interesting effect. Finally, the isolated cove with its stationary sun-raft is an apropos symbol.

    Though it's obviously not a "family film" or one for younger children, there is no gore, serious nudity (just a couple of brief booty-shots of Robin Wright and Xavier Samuel), or other flinchable elements (unless you count the multiple unexplicit sex scenes).

    ADORE is one of the strongest, most satisfying films to come out in recent years, and I enjoyed it immensely.
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    • doug_park2001
    • Dec 29, 2013

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      • April 3, 2013 (France)
      • Australia
      • France
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      • Seal Rocks, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Gaumont
      • Screen Australia
      • Ciné@
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    • 1 hour 52 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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