Conversations With Other Women (2005)
Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 60
Fresh: 44 | Rotten: 16
The chemistry between stars Helena Bonham Carter and Aaron Eckhart carries this intimate tale of middle-aged romance.
Average Rating: 5.9/10
Critic Reviews: 19
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 8
The chemistry between stars Helena Bonham Carter and Aaron Eckhart carries this intimate tale of middle-aged romance.
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An encounter between two people with a shared past and conflicting futures is played out on a split-image screen in this offbeat drama. An unnamed man (Aaron Eckhart) and woman (Helena Bonham Carter) are enjoying drinks and cigarettes in a hotel room after attending a wedding reception. At first, the two seem to be playing a flirtatious game, as he cheerfully but confidently advances toward her, and she seems at once attracted and put off by his bravado. Their pas de deux is shot and edited in
Cast
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Helena Bonham Carter
Woman -
Aaron Eckhart
Man -
Nora Zehetner
Young Woman -
Erik Eidem
Young Man -
Brianna Brown
Bride -
Brian Geraghty
Groom -
Olivia Wilde
Bridesmaid -
Thomas Lennon
Videographer -
Cerina Vincent
Sarah the Dancer -
Yury Tsykun
Bartrender at Wedding -
David Franklin
Bartender in Bar -
Philip Littell
Jeffrey the Cardiologis... -
Rozanne Sher
Girl on the Street -
Veronica Reyes
Girl on the Street -
Emily Fernandez
Girl on the Street
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All Critics (65) | Top Critics (20) | Fresh (47) | Rotten (16) | DVD (6)
The film ultimately becomes too contrived to be anything but a fleeting diversion, but kudos to these emerging filmmakers for daring to make something a little bit different and, for the most part, intriguing.
Top CriticThe charm of Conversations With Other Women, a gimmicky but oddly moving two-character drama that flies in from who knows where, is its intelligent knowingness.
The gimmick has its poetic moments, but the actors can't do much to make screenwriter Gabrielle Zevin's strategems for characters seem like real people.
It can be tricky to watch both screens at once (Conversations With Other Women rewards multiple viewings), but it's invigorating to see a filmmaker exploring technique as metaphor.
Conversations with Other Women feels like a one-act play stretched into a feature film and padded with those visual gimmicks.
The posturing twosome in the movie are themselves a compendium of stylish ticks in need of substantive redemption -- for once, the gimmick is a perfect reflection of the characters.
Pining affair for mature art house fans.
Director Hans Canosa has made a split-screen experimental student film about two would-be lovers who connect after a wedding party in New York City.
...although infused with a number of truthful moments and an awfully romantic atmosphere, director Hans Canosa's use of split-screen remains a distraction throughout the film's admittedly brisk running time.
Engrossing from start to finish, Conversations with Other Women is a stimulating man/woman tussle about life, love and the whole damn thing. It's funny, unexpected, philosophical and romantic with a dash of melancholy thrown in for good measure
Initially, the split screen seems like a quirky idea. But it gets old fast.
An intriguing deconstruction of a failed relationship, long past its point of no return.
Canosa demonstrates a playful and inventive filmmaking style with this insightful story of a relationship told from various perspectives
A near-perfect amalgamation of cinematic technique and content.
An intriguing deconstruction of a failed relationship, long past its point of no return.
One of the most realistically romantic movies I've seen in a while. And I'm not easily impressed by what generally passes for "movie romance."
Audience Reviews for Conversations With Other Women
Super Reviewer
Director: Hans Canosa
Summary: Sparks fly at a wedding reception when a man (Aaron Eckhart) and woman (Helena Bonham Carter) with an ambiguous connection are reunited in this stylish romantic drama. As the layers of their past relationship gradually peel back, they rekindle a smoldering flame.
My Thoughts: "Unique directing style that I liked. I loved the story and how it played out. It gradually gives you bits and pieces of their story, which is smartly done keeping you intrigued the entire film. I just adore Helena Bonham Carter. She's such a great actress. Aaron Eckhart and Helena did a fantastic job at keeping your full attention. It can become very boring when a story just has one or two actor's through an entire film. But they are great actor's and managed without much to keep my attention. Great movie."
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This story is told completely using split screen, and though this gimmick works effectively at the end, most of it is truly annoying. Part of writing and filmmaking is about making choices - what to show, what to reveal through dialogue, images, or subtext - and this film abdicates many of the more important choices, electing instead to overload the viewer with too much information.
Also, I found the story rather cliche. We know fairly early what is going to happen here, and though the reveal at the beginning of the second act comes as a bit of a surprise, there isn't much beyond that.
There is an awful lot of dialogue - this is one of the most talky films I've seen recently - but there aren't many memorable lines or moments, and it seems like very little is actually communicated between these two characters.
What I liked were the few moments when the split screen worked to reveal each character as lonely and isolated and when the reaction was just as important as the words.
Overall, even if you find the gimmick interesting, I doubt the basic story will seem all that original.