Unfaithful (Widescreen Edition)

Another great movie featuring Diane Lane very sad story in a lot of ways shows how a family can be torn apart so easily by someone being unfaithful in the relationship the cost and the destruction that follows is very sad a great warning for those who think about being unfaithful the cost is definitely not worth it in the long run highly recommended great movie all the way around

Unfaithful is a beautifully crafted and emotionally intense film that explores love, passion, and betrayal in a way that feels raw and deeply human. Richard Gere delivers a powerful and restrained performance as a husband blindsided by his wife’s affair, while Diane Lane is absolutely mesmerizing, portraying a woman torn between desire and guilt. Her performance is so nuanced and compelling that you can feel every ounce of conflict within her. The cinematography and direction create a haunting atmosphere, making even the quietest moments feel heavy with tension. The story unfolds in a way that keeps you hooked, balancing romance, suspense, and heartbreak seamlessly. The ending is particularly thought-provoking, leaving you reflecting on the choices made by each character. If you enjoy intense dramas with outstanding performances and a strong emotional core, Unfaithful is a must-watch.

This movie leaves you thinking about it years later, not to mention that acting cast is super

One of the best thriller, revenge and loyalty all in one movie! You go from liking to hating to rooting for certain characters throughout the entire movie. A definite must see and or buy if you haven't!

I watched this movie when it first came out and remembered thinking it was good. I saw part of it on TV last weekend and then decided to rent it. I found it to be very powerful and thought both Gere and Lane really nailed their parts. But, I came away vaguely unsatisfied by the result. After thinking about it, I realized the problem was that Lynn made two movies. The first half is a very good movie about an affair and its impact on the women who is involved and her husband. The second half is a mostly bad movie about a murder and its aftermath. Unfortunately, Lynn stopped the first movie in the middle to make the second movie. If he'd continued, we would have been able to follow the aftermath of the affair to its conclusion. Connie would have been forced to try to tearfully beat back Paul's attempts to reignite the affair. She would have been depressed for some period about the end of the liason. Lynn could have found some plot device to permit Edward to get into Paul's apartment without revealing his identity so he could see the outline of Connie's body on the sheets, retrive the knicknak Connie gave as a gift and heard Connie's tearful goodbye phone message which confirmed just how deeply she had fallen in love. As Connie came out of her fog, she would have tried to reconnect with Edward and found him curiously reticent. She would eventually have come across the knicknak and photos, realized that he was aware of the affair and discovered that he was incredibly hurt and angry. To save her marriage, she would have had to find some way to salve his wounds. Otherwise, she would end up with a divorce she never intended. At some point, we would have been able to hear Edward's angry tirade without the confession of murder. We would also have heard Connie's apology/explanation/acknowlegement of the pain she caused Edward with some sort of retrospective from her on what she thought about it all. This would have been a good movie. Given how well Lane and Gere were handling their roles, it might have been a really good movie. Instead, what we got was Gere killing Paul. He hardly seems culpable since he is portrayed as being in a vodka and grief induced fog and clearly never intended murder. He then spends the rest of the movie apologizing to his wife, either implicitly or explicitly, for killing her lover. This is frankly what is so unsatifying. The first half of the movie clearly portrays Connie having created the mess. If somebody was going to suffer consequences, I, and I suspect I was not alone, wanted it to be her. I wanted her to tell us what she thought about the affair once all of its consequences became apparent. I never got to hear that. In the end, she is forgiving Edward. I wanted the question at the end to be whether Edward would forgive her, since if there forgiving to be done, it seemed to me that was the proper direction. I was simply not able to engage in the final dilemma. The whole tone of the movie was that Paul's death was not really Edward's fault. I had no interest in seeing him arrested. In short, Lynn seemed to allow what should have been a really good extramarital affair morality tale get hijacked by his fealty to the plot of the French original. Its too bad. He could have made an excellent movie.

There was a quote in the movie that I love where the male actor tells Diane Lane: “Drink wine. This is life eternal. This, all that youth will give to you. It is the season for wine, roses, and drunken friends…be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.”

Enjoyed, love the two main characters. But the ending?? Did they leave or confess?

I believe this is one of the best movies I have come into contact with. I found myself looking over to my husband and saying "wow, that is just what I would say to my son" or "That is just what I was thinking" when it came to how the wife and her husband interact with themselves and their child. I was angered by her affair, afterall, the husband (Gere) was a great guy! I found myself not liking her all that much towards the end. Ignoring her parental duties at one point to have this affair was hard for me to take. But, it drew me into the movie even more as I'm sure it was ment to do. The twist of events was horrid and unforseen. I felt almost shocked and found myself with my hands over my mouth saying "No!" when it all happened. The emotions they had were so real feeling and I believe that Lane and Gere both did a wonderful job pulling the viewer into their minds and hearts. The ending was just as I figured it would be and I'm glad they chose that one over the alternate. This movie kept me up for two hours laying in bed thinking about it. If only she had done ONE thing different...their lives would never had been shaken. To look back... is to drive yourself crazy. I would recommend this movie to anyone over the age of 18 as it is very sexual and It's also a good movie to watch if you are even thinking of adultry... it will change your mind.

I found this film excellent on all levels and even more - it impressed me. Below, more of my impressions, with some LIMITED SPOILERS. Connie (Diane Lane) and Edward Sumner (Richard Gere) are a middle-aged couple who live in suburban New York City with their young son. One day, when shopping in New York, Connie is surprised by a windstorm and very literally bumps into a certain Paul Martel (Olivier Martinez), a young Frenchman carrying a great pile of books... This is as much as I am going to say about the story, because you deserve to discover all the rest by yourself. This is the remake of 1968 French film "La femme infidele", which I didn't see and therefore cannot compare them. However, considering that "Unfaithful" really impressed me, I am quite certain that it didn't dishonour the original movie. From the synopsis of "Le femme infidele" which I read, it is clear that Adrian Lyne followed the original plot quite closely, albeit some details were of course changed. This film impressed me in many ways. First, the choice of three main actors was dead on target and the way they were used was nearly perfect. Richard Gere and Olivier Martinez (a genuine French actor by the way) are excellent but to describe the performance of Diane Lane, well, there is simply no words (great legs too)! Rarely was an Oscar nomination as much deserved as the one she got for her role in this film - it is just pity she didn't get the prize... The scenario is strong, very strong indeed, without any weakness I could notice. The pace of events is initially deceptively slow, before picking up and accelerating - and then slowing again. This is actually exactly how it should be, because this affair is shown as a kind of "highway to hell" - and once the infernal flames are reached and make their job, picking up the pieces is quite obviously slower than the disaster itself... Mentioning here hell is very appropriate, as the seductor and tempter in this film has to him a very Mephistophelian charm - and certainly a terrific, highly efficient, obviously well-rehearsed predatory seduction technique... And, quite appropriately, he is a (charming) bringer of mayhem and a tool of destruction... The filming technique is impressively good, like the incredible use of the windstorm and the train trips opening and closing chapters of the tale, but also all other tricks known to experienced and gifted directors. Intimacy is shown in a tasty, erotic and yet dignified way - even when really rough, primal, quasi animal sex is involved. There is not even one scene vulgar, gross or obscene - even if the abject immorality of the behaviour of two lovers is made quite obvious. All the eroticism and some occasional discreet humour notwithstanding, this is nevertheless an absolutely heart-breaking tragedy - as it should be. Infidelity is first and before anything else a betrayal - and those make always for painful tales... The film is not highly judgmental, even if it shows clearly the infidelity as a destructive and ultimately repugnant thing. But it also shows, with sadness, that once you got the trifecta of normal life made of family, job and mortgage, well, this same life itself unavoidably steals something from even the most loving couples - and no matter how much you love your family, the urge, the want, the thirst for what was lost, can be virtually irresistible... LITTLE SPOILER HERE! The ending is deliberately vague, even slightly more so than in the original. Ending a film without a clearly cut solution is always a risky thing (quite frequently it misfires) - but here, I believe it fits just perfectly! The ending is a kind of Rorschach test - once you watched it, you will end the story according to whatever you find in your heart. At the risk of repeating myself, let's say it again - this film IMPRESSED ME! It will break your heart and it may not be exactly a thing to enjoy, but this is one of those movies TO SEE ABSOLUTELY!

Originalton etwas leise dennoch sehr gut.

A great Excel release 👌

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Great movie. Arrived quickly. Loved it.