Better Than Sex Page #2

Synopsis: He wakes up in her bed. He's Josh, an Australian photographer living in London, on holiday in Sydney, leaving in three days. She's Cinthia (Cin), a dress designer. They've met at a party and shared a cab back to their respective places, they're attracted to each other, he'll be gone in three days (no complications), so he stays the night. Each of them talks to the camera occasionally, commenting on what happens; so do her female friends and his male ones. An omniscient taxi driver also helps out. How will those three days go? What could be better than sex?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Jonathan Teplitzky
Production: Lions Gate Releasing
  1 win & 12 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
47
Rotten Tomatoes:
48%
R
Year:
2000
95 min
Website
130 Views


for one night without any commitment.

Yeah, we both knew that.

No, it was fun.

And he's tender, passionate,

everything you want from a guy, but....

There you are.

l thought you sneaked out.

l was about to, but first l thought

l'd rifle through your drawers.

What?

-So when's the big day?

-Saturday, a week.

Look, l better get going.

l got heaps to do.

Relax, you big dummy, it's not mine.

God, what kind of girl do you think l am?

l don't know. For all l know,

you like that sort of thing.

Yeah, right.

No, l'm making it for someone.

You're a dressmaker?

Designer. Well, l used to be, but l got

the shits for doing things like that.

But in a moment of utter weakness,

l said yes. Don't ask me why.

-So, what do you do now?

-Does it really matter?

l do have cups, you know.

lt doesn't matter.

l'm just vaguely interested, that's all.

Sh*t. What's the date?

Oh, no, l've got

a stupid fitting tomorrow.

-Sounds to me like you're a dressmaker.

-She'll f***ing kill me.

Look, l should get out of your hair.

l wasn't trying to get rid of you.

l guess, so....

Then maybe l'll call you?

When? l mean, you're leaving in--

l don't think l'll be, you know,

in the right frame of mind.

Yeah, l better go.

See you.

What do we got here?

Now, wait a minute.

-Hello?

-Tim, it's Josh.

Where have you been?

You disappeared last night.

-Well, l went home with someone.

-Yeah? Who?

-You know, a woman.

-Really?

-Yeah, Cinthia.

-Cinthia?

Remember? l was talking to her.

-Oh, yeah. Right.

-You don't have her number, do you?

Listen, a lot of people want to see you

before you go.

l'll be there.

l just need to talk to her for a minute.

What happened to, ''I just walk away''?

You're leaving. She'll end up liking you.

-No, she won't. lt's not like that.

-Yeah, sure.

-Come on, mate.

-l guess l can call someone.

-Can you call me back in 1 0?

-Okay. Okay, thanks. Bye.

Cinthia. Cin.

She's blond?

-Never heard of her.

-You're f***ing kidding.

He's only been in town

for two minutes.

Yeah, l saw him talking to her.

-Oh, Cinthia. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-She was attractive.

-That little rat.

-Hasn't she got a boyfriend?

Cinthia?

Oh, no. Well, l've been trying

to go out with her for ages!

-lt's only because he's going away.

-l'm not giving him her number.

He wants to call her? When has

he ever wanted to call anyone?

-Josh.

-What have you been doing?

Listen, mate. ls it Cinthia Roland

or Cinthia Graham?

l don't know.

Who said romance is dead?

Where are you?

l'm in a phone box outside the--

l don't know. Somewhere.

You better be here tomorrow.

Got a pen?

Yeah, Graham.

Okay, thanks. See you. Bye.

lt's me.

l'm outside of the apartment...

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Jonathan Teplitzky

Jonathan Teplitzky is an Australian writer and film director, who has directed the movies Better Than Sex (2000), Gettin' Square (2003), Burning Man (2011), The Railway Man (2013), and Churchill (2017).Teplitzky won a BAFTA TV award in 1993 for his work on the BBC documentary A Vampire’s Life about writer Anne Rice.Teplitzky also directed episodes seven and eight of the second series of Broadchurch, which began airing in January 2015. more…

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