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      Intimacy

      R 2001 1h 59m Drama List
      66% 71 Reviews Tomatometer 58% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score A man (Mark Rylance) wants to know more about the nameless woman (Kerry Fox) with whom he has weekly trysts. Read More Read Less
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      Acted out with both physical and psychological nakedness by its two leads, Intimacy is an unflinchingly honest look at alienation.

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      Audience Member Starts as if there is a movie without a plot and weaves a web of intrigue and unknown choices; best parts are Rylance's character being unfamiliar with theatre Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A well acted, well written, intriguing drama examining sex, loyalty, and lies. The only mark against it is the distractingly obvious product placement. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Chereau's direction allows us to not only see bodies colliding, but the psychology that takes place in the bedroom, and how the chracter's actions affect their lives beyond closed doors. Fox and Rylance give it their all -- they are completely, and equally naked, both physically and emotionally. This, like many other films that flirt with the pornographic, ends up being a flat, tedious chore to sit through. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A film that promises much more than it delivers, and the "real" sex seems to have no effect on the vacuous lives depicted just rather vacuously.A film where somebody playing a Clash CD is a sign of some kind of authenticity. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Poorly handled and at times feels a 3 hour film, with not enough of a story to begin with. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member So-so. Starts well enough. Had a fair amount of intrigue, but just when you think the movie is going to kick up a notch, it goes in a dull, pointless direction. From then on it drifts and ultimately goes nowhere. Good performance by Kerry Fox. Mark Rylance is irritating, however. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Richard Porton Chicago Reader Intimacy benefits from cinematographer Eric Gautier's brilliant use of a handheld camera and imaginative wide-screen compositions. The threat of bathos is also kept at bay by the assured performances. Sep 29, 2017 Full Review Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: B+ Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Pulsates with desperate, miserable passion. Rated: B+ Oct 5, 2005 Full Review Susan Sontag Artforum Worth seeing just for the performances. Mark Rylance may be the most gifted English-language actor of his generation. May 2, 2024 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Chereau's first English-speaking feature, based on Hanif Kureishi's stories, is a bold, full-frontal (literally) exploration of the mysteries of male and female sexual desire. As such, the audacious film will divide film critics and get NC-17 rating Rated: 4/5 May 28, 2006 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A man (Mark Rylance) wants to know more about the nameless woman (Kerry Fox) with whom he has weekly trysts.
      Director
      Patrice Chéreau
      Producer
      Charles Gassot
      Screenwriter
      Anne-Louise Trividic, Patrice Chéreau
      Production Co
      Mikado Films, Company Credits, Arte France Cinema, Canal+, Greenpoint Films, StudioCanal, Bac Films, Téléma, France 2 Cinéma, Azor Films, Westdeutscher Rundfunk
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jan 6, 2004
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $563.6K
      Runtime
      1h 59m
      Sound Mix
      Surround