Separate Lies

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Separate Lies

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Separate Lies

Alice O'Connell, Christina Kyriacou, Christine Lohr, Emily Watson, Hermione Norris

At first glance, the marriage of James Manning and his wife Anne couldn't be more picture-perfect. James is a wealthy and respected international lawyer; Anne is a bright and charming homemaker. They ...( read more  read more... )reside in a gorgeous country home, have another in London, and enjoy a privileged, peaceful existence with few real worries. It would be absurd to think that such a partnership could be torn apart in just a few tragic seconds. Yet that is precisely what happens. It all begins when the husband of the Mannings' cleaning lady is found near death just down the road, the victim of a hit-and-run. At first, it seems to be a random accident. But soon James begins to suspect that their neighbor, the handsome, upper-crust Bill Bule just back from America, might be to blame for what becomes a vehicular homicide. As James and the police begin to probe what really happened, James is suddenly faced with the shocking reality that both Bill and his wife Anne might have been involved, not only in the unreported crime, but with each other in a passionate affair. James' shattering discovery is only the beginning of a suspenseful journey that takes a twisting turn when James makes the difficult choice to lie in order to protect his wife, who has been lying to him all along about her relationship with Bill, who in turn has his own devastating secret he is hiding from everyone. With the police investigator on their heels, James, Anne and Bill weave their own individual webs of deceit -- each with his or her own complex personal agenda -- until the truths that lie beneath the surface begin to emerge.

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  • mwilliams078
    January 18, 2009
    mwilliams078
    Separate lies, starring Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson, and Rupert Everett is a good drama. A film that centers on a love triangle of a married couple and a death of a neighbor intersects these people...very good film.
  • wellmeetagain
    November 27, 2007
    wellmeetagain
    This film could have ended differently, and most would probably give it a higher rating if it had, including myself. However, I think the story stayed true to the characters and emotions at play. Recommended if you are willing to keep an open mind after the credits roll.
  • sapphirechaos05
    October 5, 2007
    sapphirechaos05
    i think i saw most of this....very good
  • guttersnipe28
    December 2, 2006
    guttersnipe28
    A quiet indie drama starring Tom Wilkinson, Sepearte Lies takes almost a noirish approach to the topic of upper-class English infidelity.
    James Manning (Wilkinson( discovers after years of happy marriage to Anne (Emily Watson), that she has been having a private affair behing hi...( read more)s back. He actually discovers this by accident; a by-product of prying into a local hit-and-run accident. With a subtlye approach, Wilkinson expresses his character's dark curiosity in both the accident (?) and said affair. In this regard, his status is shown up for what it really is: a social formality that means nothing to his position as a male.
    This can make the film disappointing to some, as James is walked on by his wife (and nearly everyone else) in spite of him being the jilted lover, and never really does anything about it. Though this does ably illustrate the complexity of maturity, it also serves to make the film unsatisfying, as James starts a doormat and stays so.
    Excellent performances scuppered somewhat by an inconclusive script.
  • Fragglefreak
    March 3, 2009
    Fragglefreak
    It's alright but it's been done many times before and I can't remember anything unique about it.
  • claudiaperez07
    July 12, 2009
    claudiaperez07
    I always enjoy the acting of E. Watson and T. Wilkinson. It was good at first but I felt it got sort of flat towards the end.
  • RThornhill
    April 11, 2009
    RThornhill
    enjoyed it for the always interesting performance of Tom Wilkinson.....
  • Ghw12158
    December 21, 2008
    Ghw12158
    good stuff great cast
  • nikolarulz
    October 19, 2008
    nikolarulz
    An excellent, engaging thriller. Highly reccomended.
  • sexysweetnsassy
    April 6, 2008
    sexysweetnsassy
    never take advantage of love. i liked this movie.
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