Damage
Overview
In this gripping romantic thriller, a married and respected middle-aged MP (Member of Parliament) becomes romantically and obsessively involved with his son's fiancee, ultimately ruining his career. Willing to pay any price for his passion, he goes a step too far, and ultimately arranged his own tragic demise. Academy Award Nominations: Best Supporting Actress--Miranda Richardson.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Louis Malle - Director
Jeremy Irons
Juliette Binoche
Miranda Richardson
Rupert Graves
Ian Bannen
Gemma Clark
Raymond Gravell
Susan Engel
Benjamin Whitrow
Jeff Nuttall
Details
- Format: DVD (Full Frame, Manufactured on Demand, Mono Sound)
- Run Time: 112
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 883316397145
- Genre: DRAMA
- Rating: R (MPAA)
- Release Date: October 2011
Movie Reviews
Notes:
Filmed in Paris and Southern France; London and Shepperton Studios, Middlesex, England.
Color by Technicolor, Metrocolor prints.
Budget estimate $13 million.
Began shooting February 22, 1992; completed May 15, 1992. Released in New York City and Los Angeles December 23, 1992; wide release in USA January 22, 1993. Released on video June 16, 1993.
Released on video by Columbia-TriStar via New Line Home Video.
Film was initially given an NC-17 rating in October of 1992; director Malle appealed the rating November, but an R rating was denied. Malle then made various edits and the film was finally given an R rating.
The production company Skreba Damage was created specifically from Greenpoint Skreba for the making of this film.
Reviews:
"...The fiercely erotic and deeply moving DAMAGE casts a hypnotic spell....Richardson is extraordinary; it's a brave, award-caliber performance..." - 01/07/1993 Rolling Stone, p.51
"...Malle's sumptuous DAMAGE casts a true erotic spell; it is one of the few films in recent years to evoke the dizzying pull of sexual obsession from the inside out..." - 01/29/1993 Entertainment Weekly, p.38-40
"...Rupert Graves is warm and likable..." - 01/22/1993 Chicago Sun-Times, p.37
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