Conversations with Other Women (R)
Pining affair for mature art house fans.
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- Studio: Hart Sharp Video
- Directed By: Hans Canosa
- Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Aaron Eckhart, Yury Tsykun
- Running Time: 84 minutes
- Release Date: 01/29/2005
- Video/DVD Release Date: 01/09/2007
- Genre: Drama
- MPAA Rating: R
- MPAA Explanation: partial nudity, sexuality, adult themes.
Parents need to know
Families can talk about relationships. What roles do former flames play in current relationships? Can you have any lingering sentimental feelings or can you move on without looking back? This is also a good opportunity to talk to teens about what kind of relationship they want to be in. Would you put up with a relationship like the one Sarah has with the man? What are signs that your boyfriend or girlfriend is still hung up on someone else? How do you know whether to stay with that person or not?
Message
Social Behavior:
The woman is married with children and the man is living with his girlfriend, but the main characters still sleep with each other. Then they collude with each other to lie to their respective partners about it. The film also seems to be saying that suicidal depression and loneliness are romantic.
Consumerism:
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:
The woman chain smokes. The man and woman drink some champagne.
Violence
The man talks about killing himself and the two of them killing themselves together when they're old.
Sex
A woman and a man in other relationships sleep with each other. The woman's bare breasts are visible. There's lots of kissing and memories, depicted in a split screen of previous lovemaking as a younger couple. In one scene, a man's naked butt is visible.
Language
Scant cursing. Several uses of "f--k" and one use of "bulls--t."
Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Heather Boerner
Is it any good?
In arty conceit, director Hans Canosa shot his film entirely in split screen to illustrate the schism between the lives and the needs of the main characters. This device, and the film, are most effective during the love scenes. Bonham Carter and Eckhart are brilliant and believable, their easy intimacy and affection ringing true. But the dialogue is arch, like a play translated directly to film. In the end, Conversations will hold the interest of art film aficionados, but won't have them clamoring for more.
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