Intimacy
2001 · Movie · NR · 119 min · ★ 6.2 · 68% critics
A lonely London bartender, adrift after leaving his family, falls into a weekly routine with a woman who arrives for intense, nearly wordless sex. When he starts seeking answers about her life outside their arrangement, the fragile balance between desire, secrecy, and need begins to unravel.
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-01-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (552 votes)
About
If you’re drawn to challenging, adult relationship dramas that use explicit intimacy to explore loneliness and longing, this may land hard; Not for you if graphic sex or relentlessly bleak moods aren’t your thing, like in Young Adam.
Pros: raw emotional honesty; intense performances; provocative adult themes | Cons: very explicit sex; bleak depressing tone; characters hard to like
Themes
- hotel room
- bartender
- new french extremism
- sex
Awards & recognition
- Golden Bear · 2001
- Louis Delluc Prize · 2001
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2001 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Cinematographer · 2001 · nominated
- European Film Award - People's Choice Award — Best Director · 2001 · nominated
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- Jameson People's Choice Award — Best Actor · 2001 · nominated
Cast & crew
Mark Rylance
as Jay
Kerry Fox
as Claire
Susannah Harker
as Susan, Jay's wife
Alastair Galbraith
as Victor
Philippe Calvario
as Ian
Timothy Spall
as Andy, Claire's husband
Marianne Faithfull
as Betty
Fraser Ayres
as Dave
Michael Fitzgerald
as Bar Owner
Robert Addie
as Bar Owner
Directed by Patrice Chéreau