Damage (1992)
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The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.
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... Dr. Stephen Fleming
... Anna Barton
... Ingrid Fleming
... Martyn Fleming
... Peter Wetzler
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Harrowing movie, Juliette Binoche and Jeremy Irons have great chemistry.
It’s a very ‘arty’ film .
But it leaves you feeling queasy when you realize the consequences.
Good show!
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Release Date:
1992-12-02
Run Time:
111 min
MMPA Rating:
R
Reviews of
Damage
Harrowing movie, Juliette Binoche and Jeremy Irons have great chemistry.
It’s a very ‘arty’ film .
But it leaves you feeling queasy when you realize the consequences.
Good show!
Jeremy Irons is a happily married (to Miranda Richardson) British government minister who meets his usually quite rakish son's (Rupert Graves) latest girlfriend (Juliette Binoche). The two click immediately - and soon they are doing a lot more than just clicking. That's about it - they carry out their clandestine liaison with all it's concomitant risks and thrills before an ending that I really thought underwhelming. This is one of the frequently wooden Irons' better efforts, Graves still has his "Scudder" hair from "Maurice" (1987) and Binoche works well as the femme fatale, but somehow the story just plods along. It looks good, but the pace is all just to procedural and aside from the pitiable, and under-used, Richardson, the remaining characters engender little that is likeable or personable. Even the (infrequent) sex scenes lack intimacy or intensity; it's all just a little bit A+B=C, for me.
Cast & Crew of
Damage
Cast
... Dr. Stephen Fleming
... Anna Barton
... Ingrid Fleming
... Martyn Fleming
... Peter Wetzler
... Sally Fleming
... Edward Lloyd
... Donald Lyndsay, MP
... Elizabeth Prideaux
... Prime Minister
... Raymond
... Miss Snow
... Detective
... Civil Servant
... Trevor Leigh Davies MP
... Palmer
... Young Man at Sotheby's
... Prime Minister's Aide
... Beth
... TV Interviewer
... Henry
... Young Man at DTI
... Lutetia Receptionist
Crew
... Producer
... Director
... Novel
... Editor
... Screenplay
... Original Music Composer
... Director of Photography
... Production Design
... Sound Editor
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Sound Editor
... Sound Designer
... Art Direction
... Costume Design
... Hairdresser
... Production Manager
... Set Decoration
... Makeup Artist
... Set Decoration
... Camera Operator
... Art Direction
... Production Manager
... Makeup Artist
... Wardrobe Supervisor
... Production Coordinator
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