Adore
By: Exclusive Media and Gaumont and Screen Austrailia ; in association with Screen NSW present ; a Hopscotch Features, Cine@, Mon Voisin, France 2 Cinema co-production ; with France Télévisions, Canal+ and Cine+ ; producers, Michel Feller, Barbara Gibbs ; produced by Philippe Carcassonne, Andrew Mason ; story, Christopher Hampton and Anne Fontaine ; screenplay by Christopher Hampton ; directed by Anne Fontaine
Contributors: Watts, Naomi, 1968- actor; Wright, Robin, 1966- actor; Samuel, Xavier, 1983- actor; Frecheville, James, actor; Lowe, Sophie, actor; Tovey, Jessica, actor; Mendelsohn, Ben, actor; France 2 cinéma (Firm); Mon Voisin Productions; Cine-@ (Firm); Hopscotch Features (Firm); Gaumont (Firm); Paramount Pictures Corporation
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 111
Subjects: Mothers and sons; Man-woman relationships; Relaciones hombre-mujer; Film adaptations; May-December romances; Teatro; Amistad; Drama; Female friendship; Madres e hijos
Description: Escape to a close-knit seaside community where friendship, love and lust collide. A sensual yet thought provoking drama in which two lifelong friends find themselves entangled in passionate sexual relationships with each other's sons. As they struggle to make sense of conflicting emotions and desires, the lines between family, friendship and morality are blurred. When powerful bonds reach their breaking point, discover what truly keeps us connected.
Notes: Title from container.

Based on the book The Grandmothers / by Doris Lessing.

DVD release of the 2013 motion picture.

Director of photography, Christophe Beaucarne ; editors, Luc Barnier, Ceinwen Berry.

Naomi Watts, Robin Wright, Xavier Samuel, James Frecheville, Sophie Lowe, Jessica Tovey, Ben Mendelsohn.

MPAA rating: R; for sexual content and language.

DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.

In English, with optional subtitles in English or Spanish.

Closed-captioned.