
Jay is a bartender who abandoned his family because his wife lost interest in him and their relationship. Now living alone in a decrepit house, he has casual weekly sex with an anonymous woman, whose name he does not know. At first, their relationship is purely physical, but he eventually falls in love with her. Wanting to know more about her, he follows her across the streets of London to the grey suburbs where she lives. He then follows her to a pub theatre where she works ... (Full plot summary below)
Enjoy FREE movies and series with your Prime (USA) subscription or when you start a 30-day free trial!
Links compiled using automated software. Availability of offers subject to change / might be region specific / out of date.
Jay is a bartender who abandoned his family because his wife lost interest in him and their relationship. Now living alone in a decrepit house, he has casual weekly sex with an anonymous woman, whose name he does not know. At first, their relationship is purely physical, but he eventually falls in love with her. Wanting to know more about her, he follows her across the streets of London to the grey suburbs where she lives. He then follows her to a pub theatre where she works as an actress in the evenings. He learns that her name is Claire, and she is married to Andy has a son. Subsequently, it is made clear to him that she will not leave her family. They meet for a final time and have sex with an intimacy that has been missing during the illicit sex sessions of their previous encounters.
Leave your thoughts about Intimacy.
| Mr. ShowbizKevin MaynardVibrating with humanity, it's a potent portrait of love, ranging from the purely carnal to the impurely sublime. |
| Slant MagazineEd GonzalezNot since Last Tango in Paris has a film so delicately explored the quiet unraveling of desire. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin Clifford...the sex scenes in "Intimacy" are more graphic than anything I have seen in any "mainstream" movie. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasA triumph for all concerned, it is especially so for the multitalented Chereau. |
| MovieMartyr.comJeremy HeilmanIts unflinching attitude toward sex is only weakened by the lack of enjoyment that the characters seem to have while actually having sex. |
| Chicago ReaderRichard M. PortonChereau's film is both an observant portrait of class-bound London by a foreigner and an empathetic look at sexual passion that completely avoids cheap prurience. |
| San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannJay and Claire are exquisitely played by Mark Rylance and Kerry Fox. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA raw, wounding, powerfully acted film, and you cannot look away from it. |
| Miami HeraldMarta BarberYou may be drawn to Intimacy's graphic scenes, but you'll emerge convinced there's more to life -- and the film -- than sex. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrSometimes gets bogged down in its own wordiness. |