Nina (Laura San Giacomo), a young married woman, has an affair with a British photographer in this low-key comedy drama about adultery and romantic role-playing. Nina Takes a Lover, the debut film of writer-director Alan Jacobs, tells its story in flashback, as Nina is interviewed by a journalist who is writing an article on modern marriage -- or, more specifically, modern infidelity. The affair begins after Nina's husband has left for a long business trip, leaving Nina lonely, depressed, and
seriously doubting his faithfulness. In this vulnerable state, she meets a stranger in the park. He's from Wales, he's a photographer, and he's quite handsome. Encouraged by the experience of her best friend, who has been unfaithful to her husband for some time now, Nina begins an affair with the photographer. She finds the experience a wonderful, revitalizing thrill and is soon considering leaving her husband to move in with her new lover. However, Nina's feelings become more complicated when she discovers some of her lover's hidden secrets. While on the surface the film is a rather uneventful, performance-driven character study, Nina's story in fact builds toward a surprising revelation, one that casts an entirely new light on the nature of her affair. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
This is one of my all-time favorites. Haven't seen it in years.
November 4, 2007
Leo L
Super Reviewer
HAS TO BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED! LAURA SAN GIACOMO IS ON FIRE IN HER ROLE AS A WOMAN WHO TRUSTS AND FALLS IN LOVE WITH A PHOTOGRAPER. LAURA SAN GIACOMO HAS CAPTURED THE EPITOME OF LUST-TURNED-LOVE OBSESSION! NEVER BEFORE HAS SUCH A WONDERFUL ACTRESS OF THE LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY STOLEN OUR HEARTS AND KEPT US ON THE EDGE
OF OUR SEATS. BUY OR RENT THIS FILM IF YOU LIKED 'SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE' OR IF YOU FELL IN LOVE WITH CRAZY CORA IN 'QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER'. LADIES, IF YOU LIKED LAURA IN 'PRETTY WOMAN', YOU WILL WANT TO OWN THIS DVD! -SHAZZER
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