Intimacy

Holy crap this film is explicit. It is raw physically and emotionally, and it is good. But very uncomfortable at times to watch. First because of its very explicitness and then in the second half because of the raw emotion and dialogue. Superb cast with an astonishing Mark Rylance in the lead, Kerry Fox as his Wednesday visitor and Timothy Spall as the cuckolded cabbie. It’s based on a story or stories by Hanif Kureishi and directed by Patrice Chereau who has made a living as an opera director among other works. Almost feels like a stage work transferred to the screen but it works.
Favorite moment: Jay and Claire accidentally swap the lead when stalking each other.
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