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Damage ()

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A Member of Parliament falls passionately in love with his son's girlfriend despite the obvious dangers.
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Dr. Stephen
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Anna
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Ingrid
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Martyn
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Edward
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Peter Wetzler
Gemma Clarke ...
Sally
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Donald Lyndsay
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Elizabeth
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Prime Minister
Ray Gravell ...
Raymond (as Raymond Gravell)
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Miss Snow
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Detective
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Civil Servant
Jeff Nuttall ...
Trevor Leigh Davies MP
Roger Llewellyn ...
Palmer
Jason Morell ...
Young Man at Sotheby's
Barry Stearn ...
Prime Minister's Aide
Linda Delapena ...
Beth
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TV Interviewer
Henry Power ...
Henry
Simon De Deney ...
Young Man at DTI
Luc Etienne ...
Lutetia Receptionist
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Directed by

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Louis Malle

Written by

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David Hare ... (screenplay)
 
Josephine Hart ... (novel)

Produced by

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Louis Malle ... producer
Vincent Malle ... co-producer
Simon Relph ... co-producer

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Zbigniew Preisner

Cinematography by

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Peter Biziou ... director of photography

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John Bloom

Editorial Department

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Ian Seymour ... second assistant editor
Antonia Van Drimmelen ... first assistant editor

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Patsy Pollock

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Brian Morris

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Richard Earl

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Jill Quertier
Philippe Turlure

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Milena Canonero

Makeup Department

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Louise Constad ... key makeup artist
Linda DeVetta ... key makeup artist
Paolo Mantini ... key hair stylist

Production Management

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Jean-Yves Asselin ... production manager: France
Mederic Bourlat ... assistant unit manager
Donna Grey ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Michel Ferry ... first assistant director
Cordelia Hardy ... second assistant director
Jolyon Symonds ... third assistant director

Art Department

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Jack Carter ... construction manager
Derek Creedon ... prop storeman
Michel Grimaud ... set decorator: French crew
James Hambidge ... art department asst
Sarah Hauldren ... assistant art director
John Hedges ... assistant construction manager
Ron Higgins ... dressing props
Charles Ixer ... dressing props
Gary Ixer ... standby propman
John O'Shaughnessy ... prop buyer
Philippe Turlure ... art director: France
Peter Wallis ... dressing props
Barry Wilkinson ... property master
Ben Wilkinson ... dressing props
Simon Wilkinson ... standby propman

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Leonard Green ... assistant sound editor
Eddy Joseph ... sound editor
Jean-Claude Laureux ... sound
Dominic Lester ... assistant dubbing mixer
Robin O'Donoghue ... dubbing mixer
Brigitte Taillandier ... boom operator
Nigel Mills ... sound editor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Christine Aubry ... assistant camera
Sophie Baker ... still photographer
Peter Bloor ... gaffer
David Bryant ... focus puller
Jean Coudsi ... focus puller: French crew
Paddy Kiely ... clapper loader
Marc Koninckx ... camera operator: French crew / steadicam operator: French crew
Ray Meehan ... assistant chief lighting technician
Mike Proudfoot ... camera operator
Robert Prévost ... gaffer: French crew
Dominique Robert ... grip: second unit additional crew
Eric Thurot ... generator operator
Tony Turner ... camera grip
Nikki Williams ... clapper loader

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Tony Hughes ... wardrobe assistant
Richard Pointing ... wardrobe supervisor
Emily Seresin ... costume assistant
Charlotte Walter ... assistant costume designer
Rosemary Worth ... wardrobe assistant

Location Management

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Rachel Neale ... location manager
Amanda Stevens ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Leszek Kaminski ... music recording
Wojciech Michniewski ... conductor (as Wosciech Michniewski)
Sinfonia Varsovia ... musician (as Symfonia Varsovia) / orchestra

Script and Continuity Department

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France Lachapelle ... script supervisor (as France La Chapelle)

Transportation Department

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Terry Pritchard ... driver: Louis Malle
Mark White ... transportation

Additional Crew

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Mike Dempsey ... title designer
Sara Desmond ... assistant to ms. binoche
Ben Jenkins ... production runner
Terry Mellis ... financial controller
Janine Modder ... production coordinator (as Janine Lodge)
John Porter ... worldwide distribution director
Francesca Robertson ... asst to producers
Helen Seery ... assistant accountant
Stéphanie Seilhean ... production assistant
Joan Washington ... dialogue coach
Alex L. Worman ... publicity team
Daniel Nyiri ... behind the scenes video: writer and producer (uncredited)
Tina Simmons ... stand-in/double: Miranda Richardson (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

A member of Parliament (Irons) falls passionately in love with his son's fiancée. They pursue their affair with obsessive abandon despite the dangers of discovery and what it would do to his complacent life and his son. Completely obsessed, he wants to give up his current lifestyle to be with her. She has no intention of allowing him to do this, preferring to have her marriage to the son as a cover. They are eventually discovered, and must deal with the damage. Based on the novel by Josephine Hart. Written by Ed Sutton

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Taglines With love comes risk. With obsession comes... Damage. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Fatale (France)
  • Verhängnis (Germany)
  • Herida (Spain)
  • 烈火情人 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Saatuslik (Estonia)
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Runtime
  • 111 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia According to an article published by British newspaper The Daily Telegraph on November 16, 2004, Binoche snubbed Irons after he acted a French kiss a little too realistically in one of their love scenes. When questioned about the kiss during an interview published by The Daily Express on August 10, 2011, Irons answered: "Oh, I'm sure I did", and by way of explaining Binoche's distaste for his eagerness, said she was "a bit anti-man at the time" as she had just come out of a relationship. In an interview published by The Daily Telegraph on March 6, 2015, Binoche was asked which one of her British co-stars stands out for her, and she answered: "They're all in my heart, I tell you, even Jeremy Irons," and confirmed that they had a few problems together during the shooting. See more »
Goofs Early in the film when Stephen arrives home it is night. Yet once inside, when the maid draws the curtains, the garden outside is bathed in sunlight. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Forever Young/Damage/Toys/Scent of a Woman/Used People (1992). See more »
Quotes Anna Barton: Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive.
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