Project Detail

Separate Lies

Synopsis

On the surface, Anne and James enjoy a perfect marriage. They slip easily between their two homes - one in London, convenient for James's city job, the other in the idyllic rural countryside. James believes their life is happy and fulfilled, but is blinkered to Anne's unhappiness and when Anne meets the enigmatic and carefree Bill Bule her world shatters and she realises she can never be truly happy with James again.

Anne's affair with Bill comes to light when James discovers the pair were involved in a tragic accident, which killed a local man. Faced with the shocking reality of Anne's revelations, a bereft James responds with a loving resolve to protect Anne. But as he becomes embroiled in the investigation, life's unpredictability once more alters the course of their lives.

Details

Year
2006
Type of film
Features
Running time
85 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Julian Fellowes 1st Feature
Producer
Paul Smith
Executive Producer
Paul Smith
Editor
Alex Mackie
Screenwriter
Julian Fellowes
Director of Photography
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Sound
Chris Munro
Music
George Stiles
Principal cast
Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson, Rupert Everett, Hermione Norris, John Warnaby, Linda Bassett, John Neville, David Harewood

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Celador Films

39 Long Acre
London WC2E 9LG
UK

T+44 (0)20 7845 6998

imackinnon@celador.co.uk

DNA Films

Sales Company

Distributed by 20th Century Fox

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