Getting Hurt
Synopsis
Charlie finds Viola in Guido's late night bar. She is profoundly beautiful. The next day, incapable of thinking about anything else, Charlie returns to Viola's flat. He finds out that she is married to Bosco, a photographer, whose pictures of Viola adorn every wall in the building. Viola describes Bosco as a pitiably obsessed lover and asks Charlie to save her. The two of them fall in love. Charlie also rapidly becoming obsessed with the beautiful Viola.
Bosco is set free and wants Viola, but Charlie is not prepared to give her up. In the midst of her lovers' frustrations, Viola retains a certain impassive distance. The more obsessed they become with her, the less she wants to know. In their torment, the two men try to destroy each other. Bosco breaks into Charlie's family home and holds Charlie's daughter at knife point. But when Charlie comes in, Bosco turns the blade on himself committing suicide in Charlie's arms. Charlie's family life is shattered beyond repair. Charlie hunts for Viola but all he receives is a short call from her. She's leaving him, he's too obsessive. Charlie, the pitiable lover, is left alone, the inheritor of Bosco's ruin.
Details
- Year
- 1998
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 100 mins
- Format
- 35mm Kodak
- Director
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Ben Bolt
- Producer
- David M. Thompson, Robert Cooper
- Director of Photography
- Richard Greatrex BSC
- Principal cast
- Ciaran Hinds, Amanda Ooms, David Hayman, Nicholas Hope and Ingrid Lacey
- Executive Screen Writer
- Andrew Davies
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
BBC Films & Single Drama 56 Wood Lane London W12 7SB Tel: 020 8225 6922 Fax: 020 8576 0929
Sales Company
Mayfair Entertainment International 110 St Martins Lane London WC2N 4AD Tel: 020 7304 7911 Fax: 020 7867 1184
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