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Synopsis: After ten years absence Toni, Chris's best friend, suddenly reappears in London to bring chaos and doubt into Chris's calm, tranquil, slightly boring, predictable life. Chris starts to remember his carefree youth as a photographer in Paris when he lived with and enjoyed a torrid affair with Annick. It was also in Paris that he first met and fell in love with Marion. The temptations and pressure exerted on Chris by Toni to return to their former carefree life of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll soon starts to have an impact on Chris's marriage. He starts to question his values, his lifestyle choices and his relationship with Marion and even suspects her of starting an affair with Toni whom she dislikes! Eventually circumstances come to a head and Chris is forced to decide whether to follow Toni back to the hedonistic, irresponsible life of his youth or face the harsh realities of the present and stay with Marion.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Philip Saville
Production: Universal Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.5
Metacritic:
53
Rotten Tomatoes:
64%
R
Year:
1997
101 min
114 Views


Mon ami et moi voudrions

coucher avec votre femme.

Sorry, old man?

Nous passerons donc

la culbuter samedi

I'heure du th?

Parlez-vous anglais?

Non.

Je crois pourvoir

vous aider.

Je vais traduire

la question.

The young man

wishes to know

if he mi ght come to tea

on Saturday afternoon

with a view

to mowing your lawn.

Mm.

Merci, merci.

Those silly games

we used to play.

Those silly games

we used to play.

What's so silly

about them? Huh?

I mean, all ri ght,

we were childish about it

but at least

we had the right idea

sticking one up

the bourgeoisie's

fat, complacent bum.

Yeah, those were great days,

weren't they?

Great. Come on, man,

you're talking

like it was

a hundred years ago.

It feels like it was.

Does it?

So when am I going

to meet this Kally, then?

Kally.

We're having a party.

Why not come along?

Great.

Soon, yeah.

Just don't wear that.

I haven't been

to a party in ages.

You know what

it's like, having a kid.

No, I don't, actually.

So, are you in love

with her, then?

In love?

What?

What's wrong with that?

Oh, come on.

It's just the way you say it.

I mean, what,

you sound like my dad.

Yeah. I mean, yeah

things are going

all right with Kally

I suppose, you know.

She's a smart girl.

She's...

You'll like her.

Yeah.

We have a non-monogamous

relationship, man.

Really? Christ.

Is she all right

about that?

It was her idea.

I mean, neither of us

wants a relationship

based on possessiveness,

jealousy and that sh*t.

Hmm.

What, so you just,

you just go off and...

I just...

Yeah.

Whenever I feel like it.

So, you been unfaithful

to Marion yet?

You're serious?

Mm.

I'm very happy with my wife.

Are you?

No, I haven't been

unfaithful to her.

Oh, that was

interesting.

What was?

That strenuous denial,

you know.

I mean,

what does that mean?

"No, but I wouldn't

half mind a bit.

"No, but I, you know

nearly got some last week. "

No, it means no,

because I don't want to.

What about sex?

Plenty of sex.

All right.

I'm only asking.

I mean, I'm sure Marion

sticks her heels in your ears

and drains you as dry

as a loofah, but...

Kindly... Kindly keep

your disgusting similes

away from my wife.

Come on.

You're only human.

I mean, what,

you've been together, what

eight years now.

Don't you ever wonder

what it'd be like

to go to bed

with another woman?

Of course, um...

Of course,

but I mean everybody does.

That's-That's-That's

just fantasy.

That's nothing to do

with actual life. That's...

I mean, I don't

lie in bed thinking...

"Oh, Christ," you know

"I hope I have it away with

somebody else before I die. "

Hmm? And I would never

do anything to hurt her.

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Adrian Hodges

Adrian Hodges (born 4 February 1957) is an English television and film writer. He has won a BAFTA Award. more…

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