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Betrayal

Play trailer Poster for Betrayal R Released Feb 19, 1982 1h 35m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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86% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 77% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
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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Dave Kehr Chicago Reader 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 Full Review Variety Staff Variety An absorbing, quietly amusing chamber drama for those attuned to Harold Pinter's way with words. Apr 21, 2012 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review TV Guide 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 Full Review 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 Jul 3, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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don d 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member Kingsley is great in this Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Producer
Sam Spiegel
Screenwriter
Harold Pinter
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 19, 1982, Original
Runtime
1h 35m