Unrelated
Synopsis
Arriving without her husband for reasons that are at first unexplained, Anna enters the cosy world of a bourgeois family on holiday. In her mid-40s with no children of her own, Anna is unrelated to this extended family, which belongs to her old school friend Verena.
Phone calls to her husband Alex reveal a rift in their marriage, hiding an unspoken sadness in both their lives. In a series of subtle ellipses, and with a deliberate avoidance of melodrama, we observe Anna as she rejects the company of the adults, in favour of the carefree teenagers. They seem to fill an empty space in her life. Through Anna's awkward attempts to join in with the teenagers' escapades, she unwittingly becomes the centre of a breakdown within the family, and finds herself shunned by everyone. She attempts to find solace through phone calls to her husband Alex but is met by jealousy and suspicion.
Anna retreats to an anonymous hotel room, where Verena visits her, and Anna's untold story finally emerges. Her curious behaviour appears in a new light and she now has to pick up the pieces of her relationship with Alex.
Details
- Year
- 2008
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 100 mins
- Format
- HiDef
- Director
- Joanna Hogg 1st Feature
- Producer
- Barbara Stone
- Editor
- Helle le Fevre
- Screenwriter
- Joanna Hogg
- Director of Photography
- Oliver Curtis
- Production Designer
- Stephane Collonge
- Sound
- Jovan Ajder
- Principal Cast
- Kathryn Worth, Tom Hiddleston, Mary Roscoe, David Rintoul, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Emma Hiddleston, Michael Hadley, Harry Kershaw
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 23rd November 2007
