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A Masterpiece: No play will ever surpass this look at infidelity, friendship, and trust
Three people, intertwined by friendship, marriage, and work, live with the realities and consequences of the extra-marital affair between two of them. The story is told in reverse, covering a nine year period.
This is one of those plays and films that only gets better with repeated viewing. Over the years, more and more questions have come to mind that compel a repeated viewing of the movie (or reading of the play) in the hope of finding the answers. On some points, the movie is remains as unfathomable as Mona Lisa's smile.
The acting in this movie is beyond wonderful. When you read the play, you can appreciate even more how much the actors do to portray the author's intentions and to make the film such a masterpiece.
I never get tired of this film - it is a marvel of genius on the part of the playwright Harold Pinter, the director, and all three actors. It is also a wonderful and restorative retreat from much of what passes for entertainment on television and in movies as well.
This movie must be seen far more than one time to fully appreciate it.
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A different approach
A manage a trois, but told in reverse time order. Patricia Hodge is Emma, wife of Ben Kingsley (Robert), and she's having an affair with Jeremy Irons (Jerry). The movie begins after the affair has ended and keeps flashing back until we are at the outset of it. The usual frustrations and ecstasies of an affair are portrayed (effectively or not, depending on your point of view), with director Pinter's use of the pregnant pause likewise effective or not depending on your view (too overused for my taste). The movie is realistic but lacking in exhuberance. There's heavy emphasis on nuance and the covering up of truths. I also read the play (by Pinter) and, unlike most other people, like the movie version better: it looks better than it reads. An very good movie, for the most part; worth repeated viewings.
Don't know why it's not on DVD yet, but it should be.
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Amazing Film
The story of a love triangle told backwards in time, from passing acknowledgement, back to the moment the affair sparked. The time element is not used as a gimic, but a resounding emotional perspective of affairs and consequences, and the false urgency of desire.
