Damage (1992)

Directed by

Louis Malle

Genre

drama film, erotic film, romance film

Country

United Kingdom, France

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 707 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British politician begins a secret sexual affair with his son's fiancee. The obsession grows until it destroys the lives of everyone involved.

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What happens

Damage is a 1992 romantic psychological drama film directed and produced by Louis Malle and starring Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche, Miranda Richardson, Rupert Graves, and Ian Bannen. Adapted by David Hare from the 1991 novel Damage by Josephine Hart, the film is about a British politician (Irons) who has a sexual relationship with his son's fiancée and becomes increasingly obsessed with her. Richardson was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as the aggrieved wife of the film's main character. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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