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Separate Lies

Separate Lies

2005Movie⏱️ 1h 25mR
CrimeDramaRomanceThriller
6.4
IMDB Rating
5,154 votes

A couple's marriage is complicated by the introduction of a third party.

Director
Julian Fellowes
Writers
Nigel Balchin, Julian Fellowes
Stars
Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson, Hermione Norris
Release Date
November 18, 2005
Language
English, French
Country
United Kingdom
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 5
Nominations
💬 72
Reviews
📋 4.0K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson
as James Manning
Emily Watson
Emily Watson
as Anne Manning
Hermione Norris
Hermione Norris
as Priscilla
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John Warnaby
as Simon
Rupert Everett
Rupert Everett
as Bill Bule
Richenda Carey
Richenda Carey
as Sarah Tufnell
Linda Bassett
Linda Bassett
as Maggie
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Christine Lohr
as Nurse
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Alice O'Connell
as Maggie's Daughter
John Neville
John Neville
as Lord Rawston

💰 Box Office

$3,452,023
Worldwide Gross
$924,260
Domestic Gross
$22,341
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Turville, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Production
Celador Films, DNA Films, UK Film Council

🏷️ Keywords

cheating wifecuckolddysfunctional marriageterminal illnesslove triangle

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaRomanceThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Unhappy marriages are unhappy in their own way
by Philby-32007-11-11
7/10

"Although this film is set amongst the sophisticated English upper classes it is a simple story of a couple torn asunder. It has a slightly dated air, being an adaptation of "A Way Through the Wood", a 1950 novel by Nigel Balchin (once hugely popular and now forgotten). Julian Fellowes, who despite an academy award for the script of "Gosford Park", has a somewhat anachronistic persona himself, wrote the script and directed (the latter for the first time). With the DVD version I saw there is a most illuminating audio commentary by Julian. His primary focus was on getting his ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Nigel Balchin's novel was first published in 1951, but was updated to the 21st century for this movie adaptation.

📖 Synopsis

A couple's marriage is complicated by the introduction of a third party.