Adore (Naomi Watts, Robin Wright)

[MikeScott]

Adore Official Trailer #1 (2013) - Robin Wright, Naomi Watts Movie HD - YouTube

A thoughtful, sexy, and nonjudgmental examination of potentially tawdry material, "Two Mothers" benefits from nuanced performances from Naomi Watts and Robin Wright.
- Tim Grierson, Screen International

Depicted believably, painfully, and poignantly, we could reread this as a horror story-this could be the Winter Romance Caroline Schumacher (Cindy Grover) pined for in Network, and she's fortunate she missed it.
- Sara Maria Vizcarrondo, Movies With Butter

It may be divisive, but Two Mothers is a vary rare exploration of the female psyche, which, with a little judicious editing, could have a long and interesting life.
- Damon Wise, Guardian [UK]


I know so many are turned off by the scandalous plot of the movie, but I'm intrigued and pretty excited to see it. Played at Sundance this year. It stars Naomi Watts and Robin Wright as two mothers/friends who fall for each other's sons, played by Xavier Samuel (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and The Loved Ones) and James Frecheville (Animal Kingdom). The cast is very nice and I love the location. Looks gorgeous.

[Abdrewes]

I am dying to see this. Dr. Svet's review got me excited.

[Jumpman]

Best film of the year for this viewer. I'm dying to see this again right now. So, so good. Robin Wright gives a layered, subtle, powerhouse performance that, sadly, I think will be forgotten during awards season. She's stuns in this thing.

I encourage everyone to give this film a chance. I think it's a stone cold masterpiece.

[MikeScott]

Originally Posted by Jumpman

Best film of the year for this viewer. I'm dying to see this again right now. So, so good. Robin Wright gives a layered, subtle, powerhouse performance that, sadly, I think will be forgotten during awards season. She's stuns in this thing.

I encourage everyone to give this film a chance. I think it's a stone cold masterpiece.

Sounds great. Sadly I think too many people will dismiss it because of the plot.

[Scottie]

Can't wait to check this out when it hits VOD on Sept. 6.

[MikeScott]

Originally Posted by iScottie

Can't wait to check this out when it hits VOD on Sept. 6.

I agree. I will be doing the same. One good thing about these VOD releases is that I don't have to wait so long to see limited release movies.

[MikeScott]

Adore
Director-writer: Anne Fontaine
Writers: Doris Lessing (novel), Christopher Hampton (screenplay)
Cast: Robin Wright, Naomi Watts, Xavier Samuel, Ben Bendelsohn, James Frecheville
Distributor: Exclusive Releasing

When Adore debuted at Sundance earlier this year, some festival-goers were enthralled by the idea of a cougar story. Based on the novella The Grandmothers by Doris Lessing, Robin Wright and Naomi Watts star as moms who secretly begin a sexual relationship with each other’s sons and then the story, of course, gets more complicated. “It’s gorgeous looking and has great actors with a great pedigree from director Anne Fontaine and Oscar winner Christopher Hampton to Nobel prize winner Doris Lessing,” said Exclusive’s Matt Brodlie. “This will resonate with an art house audience. In terms of marketing and publicity we’re playing up the prestige element of the film and actors.” Adding that the film has a “fantasy” quality, Exclusive is apparently not playing up the potentially salacious component of the story, instead focusing on the relationship between the two women as its biggest draw. “I think some people go into it thinking it might be prurient wall to wall sex, but I think [instead] they see a great depth of the female relationship and then there’s the complex thing about female desire,” said Brodlie. “You go into it thinking one thing, but it has emotional depth because of the writing and the performances. But it’s also a lot of fun.”

Brodlie expects a mostly “upscale, educated female audience” so they’re avoiding being too lascivious in its marketing. Adore will open in 40 theaters in 23 markets Friday and will expand to six further markets in two weeks. It will also be available via day & date/VOD. “We’ve had people call us to book this movie,” added Brodlie. “There’s a prestige and sexiness to it.”

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