Swinging With The Finkels
Synopsis
We are in the present day, looking back at the eventful moments in their lives. Two young students, Alvin and Ellie, meet at university, fall in and out of love, discuss music, hair and other less important things. Ellie is from the U.S. and they do things differently there.
We jump 10 years and they are now married and have successful careers, but do they have time for each other? Advised by best friends Peter and Janet, Alvin and Ellie analyse the best and worst bits of their relationship. Do they stay together, do they have children, are sex toys good for marriage, SHOULD THEY SWING?
Swinging with the Finkels is the story of what happens after the honeymoon. It's the truth about sex, the truth about marriage, and the truth about love.
Details
- Year
- 2010
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 90 mins (approx)
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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Jonathan Newman
- Producer
- Philip Von Alvensleben, Thomas Augsberger, Albert Kylchak, David Mutch
- Editor
- Eddie Hamilton
- Screenwriter
- Jonathan Newman
- Director of Photography
- Dirk Nel
- Production Designer
- James Lewis
- Principal cast
- Martin Freeman, Mandy Moore, Melissa George, Jerry Stiller, Jonathan Silverman
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Swinging Films Ltd
Ealing StudiosEaling Green
London W5 5EP
UK
T +44 (0)20 8584 5388
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Sales Company
SC Films International
3a Lower James StreetLondon W1F 9EH
UK
T +44 (0)20 7287 1900
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