Better Than Sex Page #3

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
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...and l think the only thing for us to do

is to have sex immediately.

l'm sorry. Yes, l'm sorry.

Look, l thought you were somebody else.

Okay, l'm sorry. Bye.

F***.

-Hello.

-Hi, could I speak to Cinthia Graham?

-l mean, Cinthia Roland.

-lt's me, you idiot. What do you want?

I'm sorry. Look, I think I've just

had sex with a total stranger.

lt's only been five minutes

and you've been unfaithful?

l thought it was you. l think l rang

some other Cinthia by mistake.

-So you rang?

-Yeah.

-Yeah, l was--

-Hey, come upstairs.

l'm taking all my clothes off.

l might have something

to keep you warm.

Why don't you bring it up here?

l don't want to catch a chill.

-Did l say goodbye?

-l don't think so.

Not properly.

Okay, see you.

Bye.

My leg, my leg! Just--

Yeah.

Oh, my God, this is so good!

Don't fall in love with him.

Don't fall in love with him.

Don't, don't, don't!

l love you!

What?

-What?

-You know what.

l didn't mean it.

What?

You're a bastard

for making me say that.

What did l do?

l was under duress.

Look, it's not fair.

l'm taking that back.

No, it's too late. You can't.

Weren't you leaving?

lt's definitely the go.

From behind,

with your hand on my clitoris.

Hi, gorg. It's me.

-Pick up. I know you're there.

-l'm not answering that.

Hello, hello, hello.

Come on, I know you can hear me.

Come on, Cin, pick up.

Hi, Sam. l'm here.

Good. Yeah.

No, a little tired.

No, it was good.

Yeah, about 2:
30.

Nothing. Yeah.

Well...

...yeah.

-Well, actually, he stayed the night.

-He stayed the night?

-He stayed the night!

-What do you mean?

-At her place?

-Has he left?

-Did she have sex with him?

-She had sex with him!

What happened?

-So, what happened?

-Well, what do you think happened?

Yeah.

-Yeah, it was pretty good.

-She'll want some details.

-Come on, I want some details.

-Not now.

-ls he still there? l'm coming over.

-Forget it.

-l won't stay long, all right?

-No way, you'll flirt your ass off.

-What do you mean?

-You do it every time l like some guy.

You said ''love,'' remember?

Listen, he's there for one night.

lt was just for sex. What do you care?

He was sort of tall, wasn't he?

He was disheveled-looking.

Call me tomorrow, Sam. Okay?

But he won't be there.

ls he staying another night?

-He's staying another night?

-Which one was he?

-Was he that English guy?

-lsn't he pasty-looking?

-Must've been a good root.

-l talked to him.

-l thought he was boring.

-Well, is he?

l don't know.

Look, call me tomorrow, Sam.

And l mean it, don't go blabbing.

Okay. Bye.

-Was he that tall guy she was talking to?

-l didn't see anyone.

-Glasses?

-Did he go down on her?

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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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