Married Life

"Do you know what really goes on in the mind of the person with whom you sleep?"

2008 1h 30m EN

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★5.8TMDB · 181

CrimeDramaRomance

Synopsis

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A very gentle middle-aged man is married, but when he falls in love with another woman, he decides that to divorce his wife would humiliate her too much – so instead he decides to kill her.

“Do you know what really goes on in the mind of the person with whom you sleep?”

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Cast

Pierce Brosnan
Richard Langley
Chris Cooper
Harry Allen
Patricia Clarkson
Pat Allen
Rachel McAdams
Kay Nesbitt
David Wenham
John O'Brien
Annabel Kershaw
Miss Jones
Sheila Paterson
Mrs. Walsh
David Richmond-Peck
Tom

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ira Sachs
Writers: John Bingham, Ira Sachs, Oren Moverman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 24% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ira Sachs, shot by Peter Deming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dickon Hinchliffe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Affonso Gonçalves shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Pierce Brosnan and Chris Cooper and Patricia Clarkson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Do you know what really goes on in the mind of the person with whom you sleep?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ira Sachs directs. Peter Deming behind the camera. Dickon Hinchliffe scores. Affonso Gonçalves cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Earned back only 24% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 18 years ago.
4Directed by Ira Sachs, shot by Peter Deming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Dickon Hinchliffe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Affonso Gonçalves shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Pierce Brosnan and Chris Cooper and Patricia Clarkson carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Do you know what really goes on in the mind of the person with whom you sleep?".
9IMDB entry: tt0804505 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "friendship", "jealousy", "wife", "female lover".