I Want You (1998) ( Beloved )

I Want You (1998) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Beloved
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Berlin International Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
87 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1998 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Michael Winterbottom

Written By:
Eoin McNamee

Actors:
Rachel Weisz ..... Helen
Alessandro Nivola ..... Martin
Luka Petrusic ..... Honda
Labina Mitevska ..... Smokey
Carmen Ejogo ..... Amber
Ben Daniels ..... Bob
Graham Crowden ..... Old Man
Geraldine O'Rawe ..... Sonja
Steve John Shepherd ..... Sam
Phyllida Law ..... Woman at Hairdresser #1
Mary MacLeod ..... Woman at Hairdresser #2
Kenny Doughty ..... Smokey's Friend
Des McAleer ..... Flowers Salesman
Julian Rivett ..... Billy
Julie Smith ..... Young Woman

Synopsis:

This neo-noir British crime drama, set at a decaying English beach resort, begins with a body dropped from a pier. Hairdresser Helen (Rachel Weisz) goes with local deejay Bob (Ben Daniels), but mute bicyclist Honda (Luka Petrusic), who secretly tapes people's conversations, meets Helen at the beachfront and begins sending her flowers. Honda's sad nympho sister Smokey (Macedonian-born Labina Mitevska) sings at a local club. A figure from Helen's past, the enigmatic, mysterious Martin (Alessandro Nivola) checks out Helen but keeps his distance. Irritated that Helen won't sleep with him, Honda plans a way to embarrass Bob with the secret tapes, while Martin and Helen renew their relationship. Polish cinematographer Slawomir Idziak, famed for his filtered filming for Krzysztof Kieslowski's (Blue), captures the dark, visual tone of obsessive love, while Elvis Costello's 1986 song I Want You is heard throughout. Shown at the 1998 Berlin Film Festival.

Martin (Nivola) is an ex-convict who returns home and finds that Helen (Weisz), his former girlfriend is involved with someone else. Despite this, he pursues her.

A young boy and his sister are drawn into one man's obsessive pursuit of his former lover.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 24 December, 2020.

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