France / UK / Germany / Spain,
2001, 119 min
Directed by:
Patrice ChéreauCinematography:
Eric GautierComposer:
Eric NeveuxCast:
Mark Rylance, Kerry Fox, Susannah Harker, Timothy Spall, Marianne Faithfull, Nathalie Richard, Robert Addie, Rebecca Palmer, Joe Prospero, Amy Lindsay (more)Plots(1)
A failed London musician meets once a week with a woman for a series of intense sexual encounters to get away from the realities of life. But when he begins inquiring about her, it puts their relationship at risk. (Kino Lorber)
Cast
![Mark Rylance](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/437/164437918_b7b337.jpg)
Mark Rylance
UK
Best movies:
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
Ready Player One (2018)
Prospero's Books (1991)
![Kerry Fox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/116/167116559_6a5ddf.jpg)
Kerry Fox
New Zealand
Best movies:
An Angel at My Table (1990)
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
Shallow Grave (1994)
![Susannah Harker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/202/163202994_58f2e6.jpg)
Susannah Harker
UK
Best movies:
Till We Meet Again (1989) (series)
A Dry White Season (1989)
The Crucifer of Blood (1991) (TV movie)
![Timothy Spall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271670_fda240.jpg)
Timothy Spall
UK
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The Last Samurai (2003)
![Marianne Faithfull](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/504/162504870_c53558.jpg)
Marianne Faithfull
UK
Best movies:
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 (2006) (video compilation)
Anna (1967) (TV movie)
Irina Palm (2006)
![Nathalie Richard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/407/159407367_1c2a4d.jpg)
Nathalie Richard
France
Best movies:
Up, Down, Fragile (1995)
After Love (2020)
The Wild Boys (2017)
![Robert Addie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188317_24c04a.jpg)
Robert Addie
UK
Best movies:
Robin Hood and the Sorcerer (1983) (TV movie)
Excalibur (1981)
Merlin (1998) (TV movie)
Rebecca Palmer
Best movies:
Wire in the Blood (2002) (series)
Quills (2000)
The Stratosphere Girl (2004)
![Joe Prospero](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/031/567/31567877_43a2c8.jpg)
Joe Prospero
UK
Best movies:
Finding Neverland (2004)
Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairy Tale (2003) (TV movie)
Intimacy (2001)
Amy Lindsay
USA
Best movies:
The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
Camp Takota (2014)
Intimacy (2001)
![Paola Dionisotti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/395/161395286_57cabe.jpg)
Paola Dionisotti
Italy
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Les Misérables (1998)
The Tichborne Claimant (1998)
![Alison Lintott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/526/162526603_dae14a.png)
Alison Lintott
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Wire in the Blood (2002) (series)
Fraser Ayres
UK
Best movies:
Adulthood (2008)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
Heartless (2009)
Sian Reeves
UK
Best movies:
Intimacy (2001)
Making Waves (2004)
Agatha Raisin (2014) (series)
Michael Fitzgerald
Best movies:
Love Actually (2003)
Prime Suspect 2 (1992) (TV movie)
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
Marcello Walton
Best movies:
Rush (2013)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
The Last Vampyre (1993) (TV movie)
Alastair Galbraith
Best movies:
This Year's Love (1999)
Taggart (1983) (series)
Intimacy (2001)