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Enduring Love (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
British Independent Film Awards
European Film Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 4 )

Running Time:
96 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2004 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Roger Michell

Written By:
Ian McEwan
Joe Penhall

Actors:
Daniel Craig ..... Joe
Samantha Morton ..... Claire
Bill Weston ..... Grandfather
Jeremy McCurdie ..... Boy in Balloon (as Jeremy Mccurdie)
Lee Sheward ..... John Logan
Nick Wilkinson ..... Farmer
Rhys Ifans ..... Jed
Bill Nighy ..... Robin
Susan Lynch ..... Rachel
Ben Whishaw ..... Spud
Justin Salinger ..... Frank
Andrew Lincoln ..... TV Producer
Helen McCrory ..... Mrs. Logan
Rosie Michell ..... Katie Logan (as Rosanna Michell)
Ella Doyle ..... Katie Logan's Friend

Synopsis:

On a beautiful cloudless day a young couple celebrate their reunion with a picnic. Joe has planned a postcard-perfect afternoon in the English countryside with his partner, Claire. But as Joe and Claire prepare to open a bottle of champagne, their idyll comes to an abrupt end. A hot air balloon drifts into the field, obviously in trouble. The pilot catches his leg in the anchor rope, while the only passenger, a boy, is too scared to jump down. Joe and three other men rush to secure the basket. Just as they secure the balloon, the wind rushes into the field, and at once the rescuers are airborne. Joe manages to drop to the ground, as do most of his companions, but one man is lifted skywards. As Joe, Claire and the other rescuers watch this strangely beautiful sight, they see the man fall to his death. Recalling the day's events at dinner with his friends Robin and Rachel, Joe reveals the impact the accident has had on his battered psyche. Ironically the balloon eventually lands safely, the boy unscathed. But fate has far more unpleasant things in store for Joe. Going to retrieve the body of the fallen man with fellow rescuer Jed Parry, for example, turns out to be a very bad move. Jed feels an instant connection with Joe--one that, as the weeks go by, becomes ever more intense.

Two strangers become dangerously close after witnessing a deadly accident.

Adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel. Out in the countryside enjoying a picnic, Joe Rose and his girlfriend Claire are interrupted by the sight of a hot-air balloon with a child in its basket and an adult being dragged behind. Joe tries to help but cannot avert tragedy. Witness to this event is bystander Jed Parry who is unbalanced by the experience and becomes dangerously obsessed.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 16 March, 2009.