Separate Lies (Dual Side) (US Version) DVD Region 1

The British actor Tom Wilkinson’s astonishing performance anchors SEPARATE LIES, a nuanced adult drama packed with moral dilemmas and existential questions. Julian Fellowes, who received an Academy Award for penning Robert Altman’s GOSFORD PARK, makes his first foray into the director’s chair with this sophisticated film, which centers around Wilkinson’s repressed upper class lawyer James Manning. A well-groomed British society couple, James and his lovely, polished wife Anne (BREAKING THE WAVE’s Emily Watson) live that sort of perfectly presentable life that John Cheever has made a literary career out of exposing. Cloaked under a veil of politeness, manners, and ultimately, self-delusion, they are so far deep into enacting their roles that they come to believe them. When their maid’s husband is killed in a tragic hit-and-run accident in front of their vacation home, James immediately suspects that his dashing and suspicious neighborhood Bill Bule was behind the wheel. Upon telling Anne his intention to relay the hypothesis to the law, he receives some shocking news; Anne and Bill have been carrying out an affair for months, and they were both in the car as it turned into a tool of manslaughter. These harsh facts that James is confronted with have the effect of years of psychotherapy; the man of perfection is suddenly aware of the morass of half-truths and societal pressures that have led him to this point in life. As a man whose work rests upon upholding the law, he now must face the difficult moral dilemma of either turning in his own wife for a horrific crime or keeping up appearances. Based on Nigel Balchin’s largely forgotten mid-century novel A WAY THROUGH THE WOOD, this is a movie that builds up its impact gradually and smoothly. Elegant and unobtrusive camerawork, a minimalist score, and performances of subtle and understated power add up to a story that is at once morality tale, social critique, and neo-noir mystery.

3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[S]creenwriter Julian Fellowes makes a splendid debut as a director with this mesmerizing look at sex, lies and infidelity among the British upper crust." - Peter, Travers (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 09/22/2005

"[I]t's Wilkinson who embodies everything unexpectedly passionate and actually human about this very particular, very entangled drama. " -- Grade: A- - Lisa, Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 09/23/2005

"[A] fascinating tale of lies fueled by quiet desperation. The dialogue is superb, the direction by novelist and GOSFORD PARK screenwriter Julian Fellowes is intelligent and nuanced, and the performances are hauntingly evocative." - Claudia, Puig (USA TODAY CRITIC), USA Today, 10/14/2005

3 stars out of 4 -- "Beautifully acted throughout, it showcases Watson's most complex performance in years." - Glenn, Kenny (Premiere/Entertainment Weekly Critic), Premiere, 11/01/2005

"[T]he chief credit must go to Fellowes for having achieved a debut so sure-footed, assured and lucid in its intent." - Philip, Kemp (Sight And Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 12/01/2005

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Product Title:	Separate Lies (Dual Side) (US Version) Separate Lies (Dual Side) (US Version) Separate Lies (Dual Side) (US Version) Separate Lies (Dual Side) (US Version) Separate Lies (Dual Side) (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Linda Bassett (Actor) | Rupert Everett (Actor) | John Neville (Actor) | Tom Wilkinson (Actor) | Hermione Norris (Actor) | Emily Watson (Actor) Linda Bassett (Actor) | Rupert Everett (Actor) | John Neville (Actor) | Tom Wilkinson (Actor) | Hermione Norris (Actor) | Emily Watson (Actor) Linda Bassett (Actor) | Rupert Everett (Actor) | John Neville (Actor) | Tom Wilkinson (Actor) | Hermione Norris (Actor) | Emily Watson (Actor) Ｌｉｎｄａ Ｂａｓｓｅｔｔ (Actor) | Ｒｕｐｅｒｔ Ｅｖｅｒｅｔｔ (Actor) | Ｊｏｈｎ Ｎｅｖｉｌｌｅ (Actor) | Ｔｏｍ Ｗｉｌｋｉｎｓｏｎ (Actor) | Hermione Norris (Actor) | Emily Watson (Actor) Linda Bassett (Actor) | Rupert Everett (Actor) | John Neville (Actor) | Tom Wilkinson (Actor) | Hermione Norris (Actor) | Emily Watson (Actor)
Director:	Julian Fellowes 朱利安費路士 Julian Fellowes Ｊｕｌｉａｎ Ｆｅｌｌｏｗｅｓ Julian Fellowes
Producer:	Steve Clark-Hall Steve Clark-Hall Steve Clark-Hall Steve Clark-Hall Steve Clark-Hall
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Release Date:	2006-02-21
UPC Code:	024543224037
Language:	English, French
Subtitles:	English, Spanish
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	R (MPAA)
Publisher:	20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	86 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004383269

Director: Julian Fellowes

DVD Features:

Keep Case
Dual Side
Audio:
Dolby Surround 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround - French
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - Julian Fellowes - Writer/Director
Trailers
Side A: Full Frame Feature
Full Frame - 1.33
Side B: Widescreen Feature
Widescreen - 2.35