Intimacy
Original Title
Intimité- Director: Patrice Chéreau
- Writer: Hanif Kureishi; Anne-Louise Trividic
- Producer: Patrick Cassavetti; Jacques Hinstin
CGiii Comment
Unsimulated sex and erections - in the mainstream!
And, really, what was the point?
A dirty, sleazy drama with good actors, bad lighting and dull direction.
Without the sex, it would be dull - with the sex, it's still dull.
An exercise in courting controversy - and, it didn't work - not by a long shot.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
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.
Cast & Characters
Mark Rylance as Jay;
Kerry Fox as Claire;
Susannah Harker as Susan, Jay's wife;
Alastair Galbraith as Victor;
Philippe Calvario as Ian;
Timothy Spall as Andy;
Marianne Faithfull as Betty;
Fraser Ayres as Dave;
Michael Fitzgerald as Bar owner;
Robert Addie as Bar owner;
Deborah McLaren as Student at the drama school;
Rebecca R. Palmer as Pam, girl in squat;
Greg Sheffield as Jay's son;
Vinnie Hunter as Jay's son;
Joe Prospero as Luke, Claire's son