Betrayal

R

Released Feb 19, 1982

1 hr. 35 min.

Drama

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86%

14 Reviews

Tomatometer

77%

500+ Ratings

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One-time lovers Jerry (Jeremy Irons) and Emma (Patricia Hodge) meet in a London pub for the first time since their breakup. Emma informs Jerry that she's confessed to her husband, Robert (Ben Kingsley), about their affair. From there, in reverse chronology, they ruminate on the highs and lows of their tumultuous seven-year relationship, from their first meeting, to the eventual chilling of their romance, to their betrayal of cuckold Robert, Jerry's best friend.

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One of the best movies I've ever seen--ranks in my Top Five with "Casablanca," "Groundhog Day," and "Somewhere in Time." A story of love and loss with amazing performances by Hodge, Irons, and especially Kingsley. To be seen over and over.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Wasn't so sure if I 'loved' it when I saw it during its original theatrical release at the Cumberland theatre, Toronto. I just knew the acting was terrific. Watched it again on (!) YouTube (never a DVD release!!) and it was like one of the best dramas I've ever seen! I really appreciated more now the story being told in reverse. Maybe it threw me a bit the first time, never having seeing the play. It really is all about the chemistry between the three leads, and it is there. Quiet and deliberately paced, all the more to draw you in as a witness to this love triangle. And feel the pain all the more, from each character, by the end. Well done!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Adultry of the worst kind, the best man (Irons) at the wedding of a best friend (Kingsley) yearns for his wife and they have an years long affair. Jeremy Irons fans will like this one as his family and Emma, his married mistress, come to terms with their decade long fling. [img]https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS62fyWVKRTkzBqpYAIQs9ycyxHipdiBhWLlCUkB8hh5nwu7NNZ[/img] The film was shot in a reverse chronology, meaning the first scenes are present and the film progresses backward to the first infatuous encounter between Irons and his love lust for a newly wed. Not just any newly wed, but one with a child and married to his best friend (Kingsley). SEE a clip from the film, which appears near the end of the film to explain the start of the yearly affair: https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSSCoe83Hb-kyrU4j6p04Xm5hn3s6Y4Xb2-1-pz4esARJynfxgOTw [img]https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRPsFrXVqxz5hg7u7mOFLbqpaxWmSkOG3IPfKOR_UIrmnm5FIXmUQ[/img] While the credibility factor for me points to zero, I suppose this could happen, but to have such an affair continue for 7 years is, well, movies? Still, well acted, shot and engrossing to some extent since the meetings of our two infatuated lovebirds gets a bit tiresome. The stress they endure in the beginning of the film is painful to watch as a divorce looms over the woman's marriage with Kingsley. SEE the entire film here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyHjNgls264 Suggested for romance lover fans, tortured romance lover fans, drama fiends, adultry fans, Jeremy Irons and Ben Kingley fans, etc. A sordid romance tale of betrayl, secret rendevouz, deciet. [img]https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR6_flm0nugONaDwUYL3ybyX_DOkB6ZxMaifBgEk-JCY9PhGCQD[/img] REVIEWS: 100% Roger Ebert wrote: "The absolutely brilliant thing about "Betrayal" is that it is a love story told backward. There is a lot in this movie that is wonderful -- ...Think how much more tragic a sad love story would be, however, if you could see into the future, so that even this moment, this kiss, is in the shadow of eventual despair." Cast Jeremy Irons as Jerry Ben Kingsley as Robert Patricia Hodge as Emma Directed by David Jones Produced by Sam Spiegel Screenplay by Harold Pinter Edited by John Bloom 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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Kingsley is great in this

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Reverses the usual linear plot so as to capture the premise of the title and place the viewer in that reflective, uncomfortably more certain position.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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A love triangle story which is unique as the it unfolds in reverse chronological order (similar to Memento) which puts things in a whole different perspective. Excellent performance by Ben Kingsley, possibly one of his best - he comes off genuinely creepy in a couple of key scenes. A hard to find movie as it was never released on DVD, but the search was definitely worth it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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David Jones

Director

Jeremy Irons

Jerry

Ben Kingsley

Robert

Patricia Hodge

Emma

Sam Spiegel

Producer

Harold Pinter

Writer

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Dave Kehr

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Not a total loss-some wit and a few well-sketched moments survive-but the betrayal here is largely one of the talent involved.

Jul 3, 2015

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Variety Staff

Variety

An absorbing, quietly amusing chamber drama for those attuned to Harold Pinter's way with words.

Apr 21, 2012

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

Hodge is fine, Kingsley tries his best, and Irons is as tight-assed as ever. But it's all so uncinematic as to make one wonder why it was ever made in the first place.

Apr 21, 2012

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Molly Haskell

Vogue

In Pinter's plays, the silences are as important as the notes; and [the actors] play the pauses with such exquisite timing, such command of detonating ambiguities, as to make the Broadway version look like a hastily assembled run-through.

Feb 26, 2020

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Once you've grasped the reverse chronology, the events peel away in layers that produce unexpected insights along the way.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 3, 2015

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Adrian Turner

Radio Times

Razor sharp in its depiction of a rather precious, pretentious literary London, Pinter's own world; in fact it includes an unforgettable scene in a restaurant when Kingsley goes ballistic.

Rated: 4/5

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Synopsis

One-time lovers Jerry (Jeremy Irons) and Emma (Patricia Hodge) meet in a London pub for the first time since their breakup. Emma informs Jerry that she's confessed to her husband, Robert (Ben Kingsley), about their affair. From there, in reverse chronology, they ruminate on the highs and lows of their tumultuous seven-year relationship, from their first meeting, to the eventual chilling of their romance, to their betrayal of cuckold Robert, Jerry's best friend.

Director: David Jones
Screenwriter: Harold Pinter
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 19, 1982, Original