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With or Without You

Synopsis

Rosie and Vincent are desperately trying for a baby. But now that their passion has a purpose, and their attempts repeatedly fail, the strain on their relationship is beginning to show. When Benoit, a French postal worker and Rosie's teenage pen pal, arrives on their doorstep, Rosie is delighted but for Vincent the visitor is one delivery he definitely doesn't want. Benoit, who arrives with romantic notions about Rosie, is taken aback to learn that she is now married, and settles in as her houseguest. But Vincent is unhappy with this arrangement and finds himself tempted by his old flame Cathy, the local hairdresser. Both Rosie and Vincent find themselves facing choices they had never imagined they would have to make. Will they stay together for richer or poorer, or trade in their love of old for something new.

Details

Year
1999
Type of film
Features
Format
35mm
Director
Michael Winterbottom
Producer
Andrew Eaton
Director of Photography
Benoit Delhomme
Principal cast
Dervla Kirwan, Christopher Eccleston, Yvan Attal
Screen Writer
John Forte

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Revolution Films Ltd 10 Little Turstile London WC1V 7DX Tel: 020 7242 0372 Fax: 020 7242 0407

Sales Company

Film Four International 124 Horseferry Road London SW1P 2TX Tel: 020 7306 8602 Fax: 020 7306 8361 Email: sbrucesmith@channel4.co.uk astreet@channel4.co.uk

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