Project Detail

Married/Unmarried

Synopsis

Married/Unmarried written originally as a stage play, examines the sexual emotions and infidelity of two twenty-something couples.

Each character interacts with another in a blistering series of 'two-hander' vignettes that examines the effects of love and loss, and dissects their darkest sexuality and desires in frank and explicit scenes.

The structure and pace escalate to a startling climax when inhibitions and morals are discarded, leaving the characters naked from restraint.

Using the vibrancy of London streets and locations as a backdrop, the characters are followed in various interludes - both in musical montage and newly scripted scenes. The work lends itself perfectly to being shot in the film medium, heightening the realism and the suffocating emotions of love.

Filmed, styled and structured in the tradition of the French New Wave studies of morals and manners, and inspired by the naturalistic and improvisational focus of John Cassavettes, Married/Unmarried is a stark exploration of dark sexual swordplay, brutal performance, and unflinching truth.

Details

Year
2002
Type of project
Features
Running time
100 mins
Format
35mm Kodak
Director
Noli
Producer
Alex Marshall, David Rogers
Editor
Martin Brinkler
Screenwriter
Noli
Director of Photography
Paul Sadourian
Sound
Nick Stocker
Composer
Mark Ryder
Principal cast
Paolo Seganti, Ben Daniels, Gina Bellman, Kristen McMenamy

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Meltemi Entertainment/Spice Factory(UK) Ltd/Great British Films

Contact: Jonathan English (Meltemi)
10 Soho Square
London W1V 6NT
UK

T 00 44 (0)20 7287 6393

Sales Company

Fusion International Sales Corp

Contact: John Fremes
4370 Tujunga Avenue
Suite 140
Studio City
CA 91604
USA

T 00 1 818 761 9834

jfremes@fusionsales.com

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