Intimacy synopsis: One man's sexual obsessions and emotional weaknesses are laid bare in this controversial drama. Jay (Mark Rylance) is a cold, emotionally distant man who abandoned his wife and children several years ago andnow works in a nightclub. Jay enters into an affair with a married woman, an amateur actress named Claire (Kerry Fox), in which their emotional needs barely enter the picture; they meet once a week and have sex, talking as little as possible and parting ways once they're done. One week, Jay follows Claire after their weekly encounter and sees her meeting her husband Andy (Timothy Spall), a cheerful and good-natured cab driver. Jay becomes curious about Andy and strikes up an acquaintance with him; as they become friendly, Jay begins sharing with Andy the details of his affair with a married woman, without mentioning his lover's name. Claire has already begun moving away from her affair with Jay, and when she discovers that he's been meeting with her husband and sharing information about their relationship, she becomes understandably furious. Intimacy was the first English-language film for French director Patrice Chereau; the film received its North American premiere at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi. If You Like this movie you can streaming Intimacy
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Movie Title : Intimacy
Release Date : Jan 19, 2001 Limited
Genre Movie :Drama,Adult
Mpaa Rating : R
Actors :Mark Rylance,Kerry Fox,Timothy Spall,Alistair Galbraith,Marianne Faithfull,Susannah Harker,Rebecca R. Palmer,Alastair Galbraith,Phillipe Calvario,Fraser Ayres,Philippe CalvarioBefore Watch Full You Can Watch New Trailer For Intimacy
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All Critics Ranting For Intimacy : 6.3
All Critics Count For Intimacy : 69
All Critics Percentage For Intimacy : 65 %
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TagLine Intimacy Every Wednesday. She meets him once a week.
Review For Intimacy
There is an interesting story here, but the movie circles it at a distance.
Eric Harrison-Houston Chronicle
For all the sex and vicious psychological game-playing, Chereau's movie is strangely forgettable.
Joe Baltake-Sacramento Bee
A film with a few floundering moments that becomes a powerful description of what it means to be intimate.
Marta Barber-Miami Herald
Its somber ruminations on passion and desire, marriage and aloneness, resonate with unmistakable force.
Steven Rea-Philadelphia Inquirer
It does get at the messy totalitarianism of uninvited emotions, and in that sense, it's haunting.
Stephen Hunter-Washington Post
Chereau's first English-speaking feature, based on Hanif Kureishi's stories, is a bold, full-frontal (literally) exploration of the mysteries of male and female sexual desire. As such, the audacious film will divide film critics and get NC-17 rating
Emanuel Levy-EmanuelLevy.Com
Pulsates with desperate, miserable passion.
Nick Schager-Lessons of Darkness
It's ironic that a film exploring the mysteries of how people succeed and fail to connect with each other then fails to really connect with its audience.
Ron Wells-Film Threat
I'm sure Chereau meant this to be a searing portrait of psychic distance, and it certainly is bleak. What it is not, unfortunately, is riveting cinema.
Jean Lowerison-San Diego Metropolitan
It's a brave art film only because of its porno sex scenes, but it is not necessarily a perceptive one.
Dennis Schwartz-Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's a frighteningly realistic look at completely passionless sex, and Fox and Rylance both do a good job of making us uncomfortable as we watch.
Jon Popick-Planet Sick-Boy
Rylance and Fox, fine actors, bravely grapple through some astonishingly convincing copulation (did they or didn't they?), and even more bravely struggle with Chereau's unspeakable lines.
Jim Lane-Sacramento News & Review
The sexual content diverts attention away from what is some very powerful acting by the film's talented cast.
Jeff Vice-Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Its unflinching attitude toward sex is only weakened by the lack of enjoyment that the characters seem to have while actually having sex.
Jeremy Heilman-MovieMartyr.com
Contains no great revelations, but a lot of outstanding performances.
Edward Johnson-Ott-NUVO Newsweekly
Despite this shortcoming, Intimacy takes us places very few films have, and the central performances are excellent.
Robert W. Butler-Kansas City Star
Porno for the squatter set.
David N. Butterworth-Movie Boeuf
The movie is so groundbreaking ... as to be distracting.
Gary Thompson-Philadelphia Daily News
It's never clear ... what, if any, motivation is behind the affair in the first place, or what either participant expects to achieve from their weekly dose of secretive carnality.
Marc Savlov-Austin Chronicle
Rylance and Fox are equally incendiary and sympathetic in difficult, daring roles.
Shawn Levy-Oregonian
The actors' raw emotional expressiveness lends the picture its memorably gritty impact.
Michael Dequina-TheMovieReport.com
