Damage

Watch: Damage

12/2/19921h 51m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Desire... Deceit... Destiny... ~

Overview:

The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.

Director:

Louis Malle

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$11,000,000.00

Revenue:

$31,000,000.00

Key words:

london, england
sibling relationship
loss of loved one
longing
politician
scandal
in flagranti
femme fatale
older man younger woman relationship
extramarital affair
voyeur
father son relationship
tory politician

Cast

Jeremy Irons

~ as ~

Dr. Stephen Fleming

Juliette Binoche

~ as ~

Anna Barton

Miranda Richardson

~ as ~

Ingrid Fleming

Rupert Graves

~ as ~

Martyn Fleming

Peter Stormare

~ as ~

Peter Wetzler

Gemma Clarke

~ as ~

Sally Fleming

Ian Bannen

~ as ~

Edward Lloyd

Julian Fellowes

~ as ~

Donald Lyndsay, MP

Leslie Caron

~ as ~

Elizabeth Prideaux

Tony Doyle

~ as ~

Prime Minister

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Reviews (2)

Bazzjazz
Written 7 year(s) ago
8
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!
CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
6
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.