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Intimacy (2001)
Director: Patrice Chéreau
Cast: Mark Rylance, Kerry Fox, Susannah Harker, Alastair Galbraith
Runtime119 min
Rating18
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Failed musician Jay abandoned his family and now earns a living as head bartender in a trendy London pub. Every Wednesday afternoon, a woman comes to his house for graphic, almost wordless, sex. One day, Jay follows her and learns about her. This eventually disrupts their relationship.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Intimacy (2001), directed by Patrice Chéreau, is a critically acclaimed film that explores themes of intimacy, abandonment, and emotional isolation. The film received several awards and nominations, including the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. While divisive among audiences, it holds a respectable 6.6/10 rating on IMDb and a 67% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Directed by Patrice Chéreau in 2001, Intimacy is a powerfully intimate and visually stunning exploration of human connection and disconnection. With layered performances from a talented cast led by Mark Rylance, this film blends romance, drama, and fantasy elements to create a thought-provoking and immersive viewing experience that will particularly resonate with fans of introspective character-driven dramas.
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Intimacy is a 2001 erotic drama film directed by Patrice Chéreau from a screenplay he co-wrote with Anne-Louise Trividic, based on stories by Hanif Kureishi. It stars Kerry Fox and Mark Rylance. The film is an international co-production between France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy, featuring a soundtrack of pop songs from the 1970s and 1980s. Intimacy contains an unsimulated fellatio scene by Fox on Rylance. A French-dubbed version features voice actors Jean-Hugues Anglade and Nathalie Richard.
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