Conversations with Other Women
Helena Bonham Carter as Woman
Directed by: Hans Canosa
Written by: Gabrielle Zavin
Released: 11 August 2006 [USA], 18 May 2007 [UK]
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
More Information: Internet Movie Database
Synopsis
Conversations With Other Women tells the compelling story of a couple whose reunion at a wedding reception ignites a mysterious attraction for each other that is deeper and more emotionally perilous than they are willing to admit. At a New York City wedding reception two guests, seemingly strangers, become entangled in a sexually-charged battle of wits. But as the night carries on in a cigarette smoke haze, the nameless couple’s repartee deepens to reveal the passion of their two decades past love affair. Escaping the party for a hotel room, the two are soon gripped by their mutual past and the individual choices that lead them to the present.
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Trivia
Aaron Eckhart and Helena Bonham Carter shot 82 pages of dialogue in only 12 days of principal photography.
Aaron Eckhart wore his own Armani suit and Calvin Klein underwear as part of his costume, while Helena Bonham Carter wore her own Prada shoes.
The final shot in the movie was the only one captured with a single camera. Aaron Eckhart and Helena Bonham Carter were shot in the back of one taxi on set. In post production, the shot was digitally divided in two; digital movement was added for each car and two separate background plates were composited to create the illusion of different taxi interiors.
To facilitate the split screen presentation of the film, two cameras (one on each actor) were used throughout principal photography.
For the sex scene, the director asked the actors to stay in bed while the crew quickly changed camera positions to get all of the coverage. The entire scene, including 10 camera setups and a complex dolly shot, was completed in 45 minutes.
Quotes
Woman: The illusion of effortlessness requires a great effort indeed.
Woman: I wanted to know because I wanted to know. I wanted know if you were flirting with me.
Man: What does Sarah’s age have to do with it?
Woman: I am the same age as you, I think, and a man, my age, who prefers 23 on August the 12th might not flirt with someone who is… lets just say 15 years past 23 on August the 12th.
Woman: There are no happy endings in our future.
Man: If I told you I still loved you, that I always loved you, that I loved you to distraction, would you leave him?
Woman: No.
Man: Why did you come, really?
Woman: Do you want me to say I was hoping I’d see you?
Man: Yes – and I want you to mean it.
Woman: You’re so romantic…
Man: By romantic, you mean old fashioned?
Woman: No, by romantic, I mean romantic.
Woman: You’re just a dirty old pervert.
Man: Yes, I am. But I’m your dirty old pervert.
Awards & Nominations
Won – Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress
Won – Tokyo International Film Festival Award for Best Actress
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