Intimacy

'Intimacy' created some minor controversy on it's original release for it's graphic depictions of sex. But take away those scenes between Kerry Fox and Mark Rylance and what you have left is a dull and forgettable film.The story is of a bar manager (Rylance) and a amateur dramatics teacher (Fox) that meet for no strings sex each Wednesday. After one of their sessions the Rylance follows Fox home and learns that she is married with kids. The man befriends her husband (Timothy Spall) and one boring hour later the whole business of the affair comes out in the open.The film benefits greatly from Spall's supporting role, but only from a marketing angle as he is, in my opinion, miscast in his role as Fox's not very supportive husband. The film is shot in a very European cinema verite style and as good as the over all acting and direction are, the film just doesn't particularly hang very well together, hence why it's reputation tends to focus solely on it's graphic sex scenes.

This is a film about a man, Jay, who appears to have left a cold and sexless marriage but is now engaged in a 'no strings' relationship that consists only of sex for a few hours on a Wednesday. It is bleak and deeply unsatisfying in many ways but the film is compelling because of the truly astonishing acting of Mark Rylance who makes this deeply flawed character seem almost likeable in his vulnerability. The final scenes where he finally reveals his true feelings about himself and her is worth the entire film for and should be studied by any acting student.I can't really say I enjoyed the film though (although I was riveted) despite appreciating the fantastic acting of Mark Rylance and Timothy Spall. Marianne Fathfull is merely a bit part actor with shamefully little to do. The sex is not erotic and overly intrusive. The word 'exploitative' springs to mind. I hope the actors were comfortable with it as I would hate to pay for a movie to see something that made them unhappy.All in all it's 5 stars for the amazing acting and not the direction or the story itself - as that is bleak, slightly depressing but fantastically well acted.

The copy I got had blurring of the act, which I hadn't expected and which was presumably added afterwards as it's quite clumsy.

I liked this very much

This version has blurring in certain places and this spoils the enjoyment of the product

If you haven't seen this film and you are a grown adult and are in a relationship or have had a relationship, then watch it.It is very moving, and very sexy and graphic but although far from tender, it is touching. Lust, love and recriminations, in all their messy jumble. By the end I felt sorrowful for the protagonists, all of whom had missed some opportunity. Perhaps love is the drug to warm and make us forget....for a short while, before reality beaches us again on a desolate cold shore.

I have watched this film four times already and will watch it again soon. Mark Rylance is gorgeous, such a brilliant actor and what a body!! The story is good also and is helped by the brilliance of Timothy Spall who plays the husband. I can't believe how the actors can act out the sex act so convincingly well without penetration - or do they? It's a really good film.

we had seen this film on sky years ago,and thought it was very good,it was hard to find buyt was worth it.