Possession (2002)
64 %
Reviews Counted: 153 Fresh: 98 Rotten:55 Average Rating: 6.3/10
Consensus:
Based on Byatt's novel of the same name, Possession is a lovely, literate romance.
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Theatrical Release: Aug 16, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $10,058,448
Synopsis: Set in both contemporary and Victorian England, POSSESSION, directed by Neil LaBute, is based on the novel by A.S. Byatt. The tale begins with Roland Michell (Aaron Eckhart), a laid-back American studying the renowned Victorian poet Randolph Henry Ash (Jeremy Northam) on a fellowship.... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Northam, Jennifer Ehle, Tom Hollander
Director: Neil LaBute
Screenwriter: Laura Jones, Neil LaBute, David Henry Hwang
Producer: Paula Weinstein
Director: Barry Levinson
Producer: David Barron, Len Amato
Screenwriter: Laura Jones, Neil LaBute, David Henry Hwang
Producer: Paula Weinstein
Director: Barry Levinson
Producer: David Barron, Len Amato
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Reviews
A film like this rides on the quality of the acting, and the Brits -- Northam and Ehle -- invest their forbidden love with centuries of fine repressed English tradition.
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09/22/07
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02/09/06
We are led to smile nostalgically about this extramarital affair, not to contemplate the cost of unfaithfulness.
12/06/04
Gwyneth Paltrow and Aaron Eckhart lead the cast, but their performances as modern characters rank second to Jeremy Northam and Jennifer Ehle.
06/25/04
... LaBute shows he doesn't have to be mean-spirited to be an effective filmmaker.
01/06/04
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09/17/03
A idéia do amor trágico soa romântica para estes casais, o que é curioso. Mas, no geral, o filme é extremamente enfadonho.
07/25/03
A sumptuous, century-spanning romantic epic ... in other words, the last thing you'd expect from Neil LaBute
06/27/03
Possession should be a rapturous, romantic film about an ancient passion so intense that it transcends historical boundaries. It should be, but it isn't.
02/08/03
Both a detective story and a romance spiced with the intrigue of academic skullduggery and politics.
12/17/02
Both a detective story and a romance spiced with the intrigue of academic skullduggery and politics.
12/17/02
There's nothing harried or rushed about the editing - the story builds naturally and with a steady rhythm all its own.
12/17/02
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