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Intimacy

2001 · 120 min

A raw, slow-burn study of physical intimacy and emotional distance, demanding and uncomfortable but deeply human.

Directed by: Patrice Chéreau
Genres: Romance, Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Mark Rylance, Kerry Fox, Susannah Harker

Tagline: Every Wednesday. She meets him once per week.
Overview: Failed musician Jay abandoned 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 learns about her. This eventually disrupts their relationship.

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Directed by: Patrice Chéreau
Genres: Romance, Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Mark Rylance, Kerry Fox, Susannah Harker

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
obsession
identity
betrayal
loneliness
Places: big city
home
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: romance, drama, fantasy
Directed by: Patrice Chéreau
Written by: Anne-Louise Trividic, Patrice Chéreau
Starring: Mark Rylance, Kerry Fox, Susannah Harker, Alastair Galbraith, Philippe Calvario, Timothy Spall, Marianne Faithfull, Fraser Ayres
Music: Éric Neveux
Cinematography: Éric Gautier
Runtime: 120 min
Country: France, Germany, Italy
Languages: English

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