Conversations with Other Women (2005)

Director:

Hans Canosa

Writer:

Gabrielle Zevin (writer)

Release Date:

7 June 2006 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

there are two sides to every love story

Plot:

When a man and woman flirt with each other at a wedding reception, the sexual tension seems spontaneous. As they break from the party to a hotel room, the flirtation turns into a night filled with passion and remorse.

Plot Keywords:

Wedding | Memory | Ex Wife | Female Nudity | Split Screen

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Aaron Eckhart	...	Man
Helena Bonham Carter	...	Woman
Yury Tsykun	...	Bartender at Wedding
Brian Geraghty	...	Groom
Brianna Brown	...	Bride
Thomas Lennon	...	Videographer
Erik Eidem	...	Young Man
Nora Zehetner	...	Young Woman
David Franklin	...	Bartender in Bar
Olivia Wilde	...	Bridesmaid
Cerina Vincent	...	Sarah the Dancer
Philip Littell	...	Jeffrey the Cardiologist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Will Carter	...	Wedding DJ
Madison Davenport	...	British Girl
Hadley Dion	...	Gwen (Daughter)
Emily Fernandez	...	Girl on Street
Jennifer Herzog	...	Girl on Street
Rozanne Sher	...	Girl on Street

Also Known As:

Conversation(s) with Other Women (Australia)
A no másik arca (Hungary) [hu]
Baska hatunlarla muhabbet (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Conversaciones con otras mujeres (Spain) [es]
Conversando con la otra (Mexico) [es]
Conversatii fierbinti (Romania) [ro]
Conversation(s) avec une femme (France) [fr]
Conversations with Other Women (Japan: English title) [en]
Hääyö (Finland) [fi]
Nosso Amor do Passado (Brazil) (festival title) [pt]
Onna tachi tono kaiwa (Japan) (festival title) [ja]
Razgovori s drugim zenama (Croatia) (video title) [hr]
Relações Imorais (Portugal) [pt]
Rozmowy z innymi kobietami (Poland) [pl]

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexual content.

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:M18 | Ireland:16 | South Korea:18 | UK:15 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Gordonstreet Pictures

Trivia:

Aaron Eckhart and Helena Bonham Carter shot 82 pages of dialogue in only 12 days of principal photography.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Man: Wish me luck.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 2006 Independent Spirit Awards (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Ripchord

Wraps you in, funnier than you'd think, but makes you think

I saw this at the LA Film Festival and frankly was expecting it to be very artsy, interesting, and a real downer. It was far above all those things. The split screen is easy to adjust to and really wraps you in, you're quite fascinated to see what these two people will do next. I loved the set up; it lent itself to a nice surprise for the audience and felt completely natural.

What really shines in this movie is the dialog...it's some of the most brilliant original dialog between two people with a shared past that I've ever heard. During the Q&A afterward, I was actually a bit disappointed the director didn't give the screenwriter more credit for her amazing script (which she wrote in three weeks). It's so engaging and natural, you might guess it was improvised...but 99% came directly off the page.

Helena Bonham Carter and Aaron Eckel really landed plum roles for themselves in this story and I've never loved them more than here. The reviewer who thought Helena was miscast is way off in his perception. It's not about wedding sexual tension (good grief) and it's far from a chick flick...it's about the deep connection between two people regardless of time and similar to "Before Sunrise," etc., yet quite different, but I don't want to spoil it.

The film is touching, very humorous, and deeply thoughtful. You will want to watch it several times to catch all that happens.