Damage

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Damage

R

1992

1h 52m

Drama

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Upper-crust British politician Stephen (Jeremy Irons) is in a dull but stable marriage with Ingrid (Miranda Richardson). When Stephen meets the alluring fiancée of his son, Anna (Juliette Binoche), he is overcome with passion and starts an intense but dangerous affair with her. That Anna is engaged to his son and says she is haunted by personal demons is not enough to stop Stephen. Continuing the sordid relationship, Stephen struggles to avoid destroying himself and his family.

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Edward Guthmann

San Francisco Chronicle

01/11/2023

3/4

Louis Malle's beleaguered tale of sexual obsession is a strange but satisfying hybrid of high-gloss trash and Greek tragedy.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

05/22/2018

It's to Malle and his gifted company's credit that this posh bodice-ripper often comes close to achieving its tragic ambitions. But the stylish Damage is a lot easier to enjoy if one doesn't feel compelled to take it seriously.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

01/01/2000

4/4

Stephen and Anna are wrong to do what they do in Damage, but they cannot help themselves. We know they are careening toward disaster. We cannot look away.

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Joe Lipsett

Bloody Disgusting

05/31/2023

4/5

The iconic final image...is sheer perfection. It’s a symbol of everything that he [Stephen] had and lost; an empty bit of nostalgia epitomizing the three lives he ruined.

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Steve Warren

Southern Voice (Atlanta)

05/09/2023

The acting is excellent and Damage is no tease; it's an intelligent, well made erotic drama.

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Vanessa Letts

The Spectator

07/25/2018

The worst thing about Damages is David Hare's screenplay. It is constructed mostly out of embarrassingly meaningful looks.

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Kenneth G

08/05/2023

A lesson in bad, bad parenting... though sealed with the proverbial yet doubly tragic comeuppance.

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Muhammad A

Nov 29

Solo con la imagen y parte del video de presentación basta para darse cuenta que es una porquería inapropiada con cosas cochinas, prohiban estas basuras que no tienen sentido común

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Jessica M

Nov 24

I remember watching this ages ago and finding it quite good. However this time around the sex scenes were hilarious and I couldn’t stop laughing. Not sure they were supposed to be

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Matthew D

Aug 19

The premise is that Jeremy Irons is a married politician who falls for his furture daughter-in-law, Juliette Binoche because ... and she recipicates because... and they put their reputations, relationships and careers at great risk for the sake of their affiar because they have... in common and chemisty that is best discribed as... and that about somes it up.

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Anne C

Feb 6

Well, there’s some interesting positions I’ll say that, between Jeremy Irons and Juliet Binoch. Some I certainly wouldn’t attempt especially with my knees and my age. I do like Rupert Graves though in all that I’ve seen him in. Tragic death of poor Martyn post discovery of his betrothed and father mixing it up. A good story albeit sad for all in the end.

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07/26/2024

What was the point though? Of all of what happened? Where's the story?!! Even the erotic scenes were terrible..

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Synopsis

Upper-crust British politician Stephen (Jeremy Irons) is in a dull but stable marriage with Ingrid (Miranda Richardson). When Stephen meets the alluring fiancée of his son, Anna (Juliette Binoche), he is overcome with passion and starts an intense but dangerous affair with her. That Anna is engaged to his son and says she is haunted by personal demons is not enough to stop Stephen. Continuing the sordid relationship, Stephen struggles to avoid destroying himself and his family.

Director: Louis Malle
Producer: Louis Malle
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 23, 1992, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 2, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.5M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Surround

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