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Damage (Imprint) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Ceasar Awards
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Linear PCM )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
111 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Special Edition
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1992 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Louis Malle

Written By:
David Hare
Josephine Hart

Actors:
Jeremy Irons ..... Dr. Stephen Fleming
Juliette Binoche ..... Anna Barton
Miranda Richardson ..... Ingrid Fleming
Rupert Graves ..... Martyn Fleming
Ian Bannen ..... Edward Lloyd
Peter Stormare ..... Peter Wetzler
Gemma Clarke ..... Sally Fleming
Julian Fellowes ..... Donald Lyndsay, MP
Leslie Caron ..... Elizabeth Prideaux
Tony Doyle ..... Prime Minister
Ray Gravell ..... Raymond (as Raymond Gravell)
Susan Engel ..... Miss Snow
David Thewlis ..... Detective
Benjamin Whitrow ..... Civil Servant
Jeff Nuttall ..... Trevor Leigh Davies MP

Synopsis:

A member of Parliament (Irons) falls passionately in love with his son's fiancée. They pursue their affair with obsessive abandon despite the dangers of discovery and what it would do to his complacent life and his son. Completely obsessed, he wants to give up his current lifestyle to be with her. She has no intention of allowing him to do this, preferring to have her marriage to the son as a cover. They are eventually discovered, and must deal with the damage. Based on the novel by Josephine Hart.

Adapted from Josephine Hart's spare novel by British screenwriter David Hare and French director Louis Malle, this brooding erotic drama concerns the obsessive sexual relationship between an English politician and his son's lover. Stephen Flemming (Jeremy Irons), an up-and-coming member of Parliament, has a beautiful and loving wife, Ingrid (Miranda Richardson), and two children, including son Martyn (Rupert Graves), a successsful journalist. Sparks fly, however, when Stephen meets beautiful art-world denizen Anna Barton (Juliette Binoche), Martyn's new girlfriend. A measured, seemingly passionless man who believes that life can be controlled, Stephen suddenly finds himself unable to resist brief but intense liaisons with the mysterious, melancholy Anna. Eventually she explains the palpable air of sadness that hangs over her: When she was 15, her beloved older brother committed suicide because he could not possess her. 'Remember,' Anna warns Stephen, 'Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive.' Drawn to Anna and the passion she engenders in him, Stephen tries to justify his betrayal by telling himself Martyn isn't serious about Anna; he is stunned, then, when the two announce their engagement. On the advice of Anna's mother (Leslie Caron), who sees right through the charade, Stephen tries to break things off. But soon the affair resumes with full force, eventually destroying several lives. Although Damage's stark, frank sex scenes were trimmed to attain an R rating for theatrical release, the original, uncut version is available on video and DVD. Richardson received an Oscar nomination for her work.

A member of Parliament falls passionately in love with his son's fiancée despite the dangers of discovery.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 07 August, 2023.

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