Intimacy
- Original title
- Intimité (Intimacy)
- Year
- 2001
- Running time
- 114 min.
- Country
France
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Kerry Fox
- Mark Rylance
- Timothy Spall
- Philippe Calvario
- Susannah Harker
- Alastair Galbraith
- Marianne Faithfull
- Michael Fitzgerald
- Amy Lindsay
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production France-Italy-Spain-United Kingdom-Germany;
- Genre
- Drama | Erotic. Psychological Drama
- Movie Groups
- New French Extremity
- Synopsis
- Jay, a failed musician, walked out of 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 finds out about the rest of her life (and that her name is Claire). This eventually disrupts their relationship.
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- Awards
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2001: Berlin Film Festival: Golden Bear for Best Actress (Fox) and Blue Angel Award2001: César Awards: Nominated for Best Director2001: European Film Awards: 4 Nominations including Best Film
- Critics' reviews
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"Vibrating with humanity, it's a potent portrait of love, ranging from the purely carnal to the impurely sublime."
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"A triumph for all concerned, it is especially so for the multitalented Chereau"
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"It isn't the sex that shocks here, it's the chilling core of loneliness. Intimacy dares to cut deep, and its daring gets to you"
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"A raw, wounding, powerfully acted film, and you cannot look away from it."
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"A tortured reflection on the complex relationship between love, sex, desire and obsession"
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- 44 Most Memorable Erotic Movies (33)
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