Married Life
Cast & Crew
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Director
Ira Sachs -
Producer
Jawal Nga -
Producer
Sidney Kimmel -
Producer
Steve Golin -
Writer
Ira Sachs
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Harry Allen
Chris Cooper -
Tom
David Richmond-Peck -
Pat Allen
Patricia Clarkson -
Richard Langley
Pierce Brosnan -
Kay
Rachel McAdams
Synopsis
Opens in New York and Los Angeles March 7th
A strong blend of suspense, star-crossed romance, and wry comedy of manners, Married Life is an unconventional human drama about the irresistible power and utter madness of love.Harry (Chris Cooper) decides he must kill his wife Pat (Patricia Clarkson) because he loves hertoo much to let her suffer when he leaves her. Harry and his much-younger girlfriend Kay(Rachel McAdams) are head over heels in love, but his best friend Richard (Pierce Brosnan)wants to win Kay for himself.
As Harry implements his awkward plans for murdering his wife, the other characters are occupied with their own deceptions. Like Harry, they are overwhelmed by their passions. but still struggle to avoid hurting others.
Married Life is an uncommonly adult film that surprises and confounds expectations. While it plays with mystery and intrigue, its ultimate concern is: “What is married life?”In its sly way, Married Life poses perceptive questions about the seasonal discontents andunforeseen joys of all long-term relationships.
Latest Updates
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Married Life DVD Review
Published on: September 4, 2008
DVD Talk has posted a review of Ira Sachs' 'Married Life'. Starring Chris Cooper, Patricia Clarkson, Pierce Brosnan and Rachel McAdams, the period piece follows an adulterous man who is convinced the only way out of his marriage is to kill his wife. All the actors receive rave reviews and so does Sachs.
"...Sachs, who co-wrote the script with Owen Moverman, allows the story to unfold with cool precision. He does not batter viewers over the head. Married Life is not slow-paced, but neither does it rush, its tone flitting seamlessly from suspense to black comedy to straightforward drama. It is a balancing act that Sachs executes with seemingly effortless skill..."
Read the full review here.
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Sachs and sensibility
Published on: July 30, 2008
Married Life, starring Pierce Brosnan and Chris Cooper, represents a major shift for its out director, Ira Sachs.
SX has posted an interview with 'Married Life' director Ira Sachs. The film is a departure from his previous work, Delta Boy (1996) and Forty Shades of Blue (2005), but the director insists the themes are similar.
"...The question of what people reveal is very interesting for me. Particularly as a gay person, sexuality and romance is learned in secret. Those issues of secrecy, and how they affect the quality of intimacy, are very central...”
Read the full article here.
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Married Life review from New Zealand
Published on: July 24, 2008
The New Zealand Herald has posted a four star review of 'Married Life'. The film is based on a pulp novel and set in the 1940's. Directed by Ira Sachs, the film stars Chris Cooper, Rachel McAdams, Pierce Brosnan and Patricia Clarkson.
"...What's best about Married Life, which he adapted from a little-known pulp-fiction thriller, is that you never know what's going to happen - in terms of style or substance..."
Read the full review here.
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