Damage
Desire... Deceit... Destiny...
1992 | 111m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Louis Malle |
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| Writer: | David Hare, Josephine Hart |
| Staring: |
| The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 02, 1992 |
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| Director: | Louis Malle |
| Writer: | David Hare, Josephine Hart |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | sibling relationship, loss of loved one, scandal, longing, politician, in flagranti, femme fatale, extramarital affair, voyeur, father son relationship |
| Production Companies | New Line Cinema, Le Studio Canal+, Skreba Films, Film4 Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $31,000,000
Budget: $11,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jeremy Irons | Dr. Stephen Fleming |
| Juliette Binoche | Anna Barton |
| Miranda Richardson | Ingrid Fleming |
| Rupert Graves | Martyn Fleming |
| Peter Stormare | Peter Wetzler |
| Gemma Clarke | Sally Fleming |
| Ian Bannen | Edward Lloyd |
| Julian Fellowes | Donald Lyndsay, MP |
| Leslie Caron | Elizabeth Prideaux |
| Tony Doyle | Prime Minister |
| Ray Gravell | Raymond |
| Susan Engel | Miss Snow |
| David Thewlis | Detective |
| Benjamin Whitrow | Civil Servant |
| Jeff Nuttall | Trevor Leigh Davies MP |
| Roger Llewellyn | Palmer |
| Jason Morell | Young Man at Sotheby's |
| Barry Stearn | Prime Minister's Aide |
| Linda Delapena | Beth |
| Francine Stock | TV Interviewer |
| Henry Power | Henry |
| Simon De Deney | Young Man at DTI |
| Luc Etienne | Lutetia Receptionist |
| Tina Simmons | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Peter Biziou | Director of Photography |
| Brian Morris | Production Design |
| Jean-Claude Laureux | Sound Designer |
| Mike Proudfoot | Camera Operator |
| Paolo Mantini | Hairdresser |
| David Hare | Screenplay |
| Zbigniew Preisner | Original Music Composer |
| Milena Canonero | Costume Design |
| Jill Quertier | Set Decoration |
| John Bloom | Editor |
| Robin O'Donoghue | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Louise Constad | Makeup Artist |
| Jean-Yves Asselin | Production Manager |
| Richard Earl | Art Direction |
| Nigel Mills | Sound Editor |
| Donna Grey | Production Manager |
| Linda DeVetta | Makeup Artist |
| Richard Pointing | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Michel Grimaud | Set Decoration |
| Louis Malle | Director |
| Josephine Hart | Novel |
| Eddy Joseph | Sound Editor |
| Philippe Turlure | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Louis Malle | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 29 | 43 | 18 |
| 2024 | 5 | 31 | 52 | 21 |
| 2024 | 6 | 30 | 38 | 19 |
| 2024 | 7 | 28 | 43 | 19 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 17 |
| 2024 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 18 |
| 2024 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 17 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 20 | 32 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 10 | 865 | 865 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 927 | 974 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 489 | 592 |
Harrowing movie, Juliette Binoche and Jeremy Irons have great chemistry. It’s a very ‘arty’ film . But it leaves you feeling queasy when you realize the consequences. Good show! ...
Jeremy Irons is a happily married (to Miranda Richardson) British government minister who meets his usually quite rakish son's (Rupert Graves) latest girlfriend (Juliette Binoche). The two click immediately - and soon they are doing a lot more than just clicking. That's about it - they carry out the ... ir clandestine liaison with all it's concomitant risks and thrills before an ending that I really thought underwhelming. This is one of the frequently wooden Irons' better efforts, Graves still has his "Scudder" hair from "Maurice" (1987) and Binoche works well as the femme fatale, but somehow the story just plods along. It looks good, but the pace is all just to procedural and aside from the pitiable, and under-used, Richardson, the remaining characters engender little that is likeable or personable. Even the (infrequent) sex scenes lack intimacy or intensity; it's all just a little bit A+B=C, for me.