Married Life

Married Life DVD Review

Published on: September 04, 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..."

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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...”

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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..."

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