Intersection | Richard Gere, Sharon Stone

Intersection | Richard Gere, Sharon Stone | Intersection - meeting on the other side

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Intersection

	Intersection Richard Gere, Sharon Stone Paramount, 1997 average customer review:based on 21 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The temptation here is to make a joke about Intersection and dead ends--but this disappointing film has too much talent involved to kid about how wrong it went. Based on the French film Les Choses de la Vie, the film was adapted by the usually reliable Marshall Brickman (Annie Hall) and David Rayfiel (The Firm). Richard Gere plays a man caught between two women: his chilly, remote wife (Sharon Stone) and his vibrant young mistress (Lolita Davidovich). How the marriage declined, how the affair began, and how the two women's paths eventually cross--everything is seen in flashback after Gere's car spins out of control in a horrible accident. Director Mark Rydell has some of the squarest dialogue in recent movie history to work with, as he dissects how the marriage fell apart because of the wife's coolness and Gere's subsequent attraction to Davidovich's cocky young journalist. --Marshall Fine

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Intersection

Everyone knows the plot synopsis already so this is just my opinion. I bought this DVD after catching part of the movie on TV. I was totally engrossed in the story of Vincent's lust for Olivia and betrayal of Sally. I especially enjoyed the ending where the two women meet at the hospital, each thinking she has won her man, neither knowing the truth. Lolita Davidovich was absolutely charming. This is a great movie to pop in the DVD player on a rainy Saturday afternoon.

Intersection - meeting on the other side

Well written, equally well acted, beautiful scenery. A love story with a sad ending and well worth watching over and over again.

I also loved the music score.

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Another fine remake!

From time to time Hollywood turns its gaze around excellent but less known French films of old ages and pretends to inspire itself with renovated wishes but at the end nothing happens.

The French film in question is le chooses de la vie directed by Claude Sautet, whose main virtue turns around the existential crumbling of a faker ; a man with two faces who establishes a hidden affair and while he is dying as product of a fatal accident, the script makes a gradual and incisive narrative ellipsis.

This remake lacks the poetic ability to introduce us in that dreamy atmosphere that oscillates between nostalgia and reality, becoming an average film.

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an ironic tragedy- haunting and magical!

I loved "Intersection" and I have no idea why it is not more famous. The acting is superb. Richard Gere is especially brilliant as the tormented husband/lover, torn between his family commitments and the ecstasy of his affair. Sharon Stone is a goddess as the cold, regal, brilliant wife and Lolita Davidovich is a delight as the mistress and you know as soon as you see her that she will win the hero's heart. Anyone who has been in a divorce situation will identify with the pain experienced by all. It is truly very sad to see it all through the teenage daughter's eyes, the confusion of seeing both of her parents with new partners. This movie depicts a scenario which is all too common in today's world, a family falling apart.

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A favourite although can see why it flopped somewhat

I enjoyed this movie when I first saw it in the late 90's. The film focusses on a man who is torn between his wife and new lover. He finds it difficult to move on with his life, but when he finally makes up his mind, his life changes dramatically. The message comes through loud and clear "treat every moment of your life as if it were your last".

Watching the movie 10 years on, I can really see why the film flopped. It is so patchy in parts, and nothing seems to happen for the first hour. There is very little character development, and by the end of the film we do not care that much for Gere's character. However, saying all this, I still like the film because of the ending. It is quite sad when he realises he is dying after initially thinking he survived the accident.

People new to the film will need to rent it first to decide if it is worth owning.

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