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Deception is brutal

Wednesday, June 15, 2005 ★ 01:01 ★ Categories Films, Music

Well, that movie quote is basically what’s being told in Closer, a film by Mike Nichols, based on a play by Patrick Marber. The film tells the story of two couples in an ever-getting-more-complicated relationship, giving a detailed account on their love—and sex—lifes. In the end the truth seems just as much a lie as all the lies told.

As the movie is based on a play, it has very few actors, few different sets and a lot of—sometimes rather explicit—dialogue. Although the plot was amusing enough to keep my attention, it really lacked the beautiful shots that make films a pleasure to watch. I guess films based on small plays are just a little too boring for my eyes.

The complete cast

Photo by Clive Coote, copyright 2004 Columbia Pictures Industries, shamelessly ripped from The Internet Movie Database

The beautiful music by Damien Rice (be sure to check out his album called `O’!) in the movie (and the trailer I saw while visiting Hotel Rwanda) was my main reason to visit this film. The soundtrack features `The Blower’s Daughter’ (played twice, almost full length!) and ‘Cannonball’ (only the piano parts if I recall correctly).