The Other Man (2008)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Richard Eyre

Writers:

Richard Eyre (screenplay)
Bernhard Schlink (short story)
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Release Date:

27 May 2009 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Is knowing the truth worth living a lie?

Plot:

The story of a husband who suspects his wife of adultery, and sets out to track down the other man in her life. |

Cast

Antonio Banderas	...	Ralph
Abigail Canton	...	Designer
Amanda Drew	...	Joy
Romola Garai	...	Abigail
Kas Graham	...	Drunk Tramp
Laura Linney	...	Lisa
Liam Neeson	...	Peter
Laurence Richardson	...	Mark
Lisa McDonald	...	Receptionist (uncredited)

Directed by
Richard Eyre

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Richard Eyre		screenplay
Bernhard Schlink		short story
Charles Wood		screenplay

Produced by
Frank Doelger	....	producer
Michael Dreyer	....	producer
Richard Eyre	....	producer
Ute Leonhardt	....	line producer: Italy
Jan Mojto	....	executive producer
Mary Beth O'Connor	....	producer
David Richenthal	....	producer
Tracey Scoffield	....	producer

Original Music by
Stephen Warbeck

Cinematography by
Haris Zambarloukos

Film Editing by
Tariq Anwar

Casting by
Nina Gold

Production Design by
Gemma Jackson

Art Direction by
Steve Summersgill

Set Decoration by
Sarah Whittle

Costume Design by
Consolata Boyle
Phoebe De Gaye

Makeup Department
Tara McDonald	....	additional hair stylist: crowd
Tara McDonald	....	additional makeup artist: crowd
Luca Saccuman	....	hair stylist
Luca Saccuman	....	makeup artist
Noriko Watanabe	....	hair designer
Noriko Watanabe	....	makeup designer
Sue Wyburgh	....	key hair stylist
Sue Wyburgh	....	key makeup artist
Wakana Yoshihara	....	additional hair stylist
Wakana Yoshihara	....	additional makeup artist

Production Management
Aisha Bicknell	....	post-production supervisor
Tania Blunden	....	post-production supervisor (as Tania Windsor Blunden)
Saverio Del Zio	....	unit manager: Italy
Emma Pike	....	production manager
Tim Porter	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ferdinando Cito Filomarino	....	trainee assistant director
Enrico Clerico Nasino	....	second second assistant director
Daniel Gill	....	daily third assistant director
Heidi Gower	....	third assistant director
Martin Harrison	....	first assistant director
Miguel Lombardi	....	first assistant director: Italy
Chris Stoaling	....	second assistant director
Ilaria Valentini	....	second assistant director: Italy

Art Department
Jo Berglund	....	art department assistant
Damian Butlin	....	props
Graham Caulfield	....	drapes
Annie Gilhooly	....	production buyer
Carol Kupisz	....	graphic designer
Rob MacPherson	....	props
Stephen McGregor	....	stand-by carpenter
Campbell Mitchell	....	props
Tom Pleydell-Pearce	....	property master

Sound Department
Harry Barnes	....	foley editor
Ed Colyer	....	foley mixer
Glen Gathard	....	assistant foley mixer
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
Jim Greenhorn	....	production sound mixer
Peter Hanson	....	assistant sound editor
Jethro Hegarty	....	sound assistant
Craig Irving	....	sound
Keith Marriner	....	dialogue editor
Steve Single	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jack Stew	....	foley artist
Chris Sturmer	....	sound consultant: dolby
Tristan Tarrant	....	boom operator

Visual Effects by
Lucy Ainsworth-Taylor	....	visual effects exective producer
Paul Alexiou	....	visual effects film editorial: MPC
Matthew Bristowe	....	digital lab producer: MPC
Kelly Bruce	....	compositor
Luan Davis	....	junior compositor: MPC
Jeremy Hey	....	digital compositor
Max Horton	....	visual effects colourist
Douglas Larmour	....	visual effects supervisor
Begoña Lopez	....	digital lab producer: MPC
Tony Peck	....	digital compositor: MPC
Giuseppe Tagliavini	....	digital compositor: MPC
John Van Hoey Smith	....	digital compositor

Camera and Electrical Department
Simon Baker	....	Steadicam operator
Simon Baker	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Ashley Bond	....	first assistant camera
Paul Brewster	....	rigging gaffer
Onofrio Coppola	....	key grip: Italy
Howard Davidson	....	electrician
Nicola Dove	....	still photographer
Hamish Doyne-Ditmas	....	director of photography: second unit
Felice Guzzi	....	gaffer
Jay Handscomb	....	rigger
Rawdon Hayne	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Alice Hobden	....	second assistant camera
Jon Hurley	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Alexis Lanitis	....	video assist
Brad Larner	....	focus puller
Iain Mackay	....	second assistant camera
Marco Merlini	....	best boy: Milan
Sam Phillips	....	grip
Andrew Purdy	....	electrician
Emanuele Salvatore	....	key company grip
James Smith-Pryor	....	best boy
Ricky Stelling	....	h.o.d. rigger
Julian White	....	gaffer
Matt Wilson	....	electrician

Casting Department
Abigail Barbier	....	adr voice casting
Robert Sterne	....	casting assistant
Rose Wicksteed	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jules Goldsmith	....	costume trainee
Tom Hornsby	....	costume stand-by
Poli Kyriacou	....	costume stand-by
Marion Weise	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Mark Wright	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Peter Clarke	....	music editor
Nyree Pinder	....	music supervisor
David Walter	....	music programmer

Transportation Department
Martin Birmingham	....	transport manager
Rob MacKnight	....	driver: unit minibus

Other crew
Samantha Barber	....	script supervisor: second unit
Stefano Biraghi	....	supervising location manager: Italy
Julian David Birri	....	production supervisor: Lombardia film commission
David Blank	....	production accountant
Federica Cinquepalmi	....	production secretary: Italy
Matt Curtis	....	title designer
Sergio De Vidovich	....	location manager
Marie Dong	....	assistant accountant
Federica Durigon	....	set production assistant
Elton Farla	....	unit medic
Willy Faso	....	production coordinator: Italy
Emily Gardner	....	production runner
Christian Giuliani	....	assistant location accountant
Harriet Harper	....	assistant: Liam Neeson
Paul Hayes	....	floor runner: dailies
Richard Hill	....	co-location manager
Karen Jones	....	script supervisor
Claudia Kalindjian	....	unit publicist
Beth Hearn Keech	....	production assistant
Gabby Le Rasle	....	production coordinator
Roisin McVeigh	....	trainee accountant
Alex Molden	....	floor runner: dailies
Paul Murphy	....	assistant accountant
Lewis Partovi	....	assistant production coordinator
Carla Maria Perrina	....	payroll clerk:location
Amanda Stevens	....	location manager
David Tanner	....	assistant to producer

Production Companies

• Rainmark Films

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Castello Lopes Multimedia (2009) (Portugal) (all media)
• Image Entertainment (2009) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Image Entertainment (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Image Entertainment (2009) (USA) (all media)
• Pretty Pictures (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2008) (Romania) (all media)
• Village Films (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Village Roadshow Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Village Roadshow Entertainment (2009) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
• Wide Pictures (2009) (Spain) (all media)

Other Companies

• Arion Facilities  telecine dailies
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies/mobiles
• Casting Collective  extras casting
• Compuhire  computer playback
• Cutting Edge  negative cutting
• Docfarla Medical Support  medical support
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  Pro Tools Systems supplied by
• HireWorks  Lightworks equipment provided by
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• Mediacom 24-7  travel agent
• Movie Lot, The  security
• Panalux  film lighting
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by

Runtime:

Canada:90 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Filming Locations:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Company:

Rainmark Films

Trivia:

Laura Linney replaced Juliette Binoche.

Goofs:

Continuity: The piece of paper written end ripped by Lisa on the bed is bigger then the one inside the red shoe.

Sensitive study of infidelity. loss and loneliness

Richard Eyre has carefully constructed an intimate tale of a man who discovers his wife's infidelity.

Liam Neeson and Antonio Banderas provide subtle and mature performances, with Romola Garai outstanding as the daughter.

The film is beautifully shot on location in Milan and Lake Como as well as in London and Ely.

The plot twists are effective, leaving one to reflect on how little we can truly know of the people around us.

Nevertheless, the denouement feels a little forced, even if a logical conclusion to the narrative.