My 150 Favorite Movies - #25
Betrayal (1983)
The pedigree of this movie has few equals. Starring Jeremy Irons, Ben Kingsley and Patricia Hodge, the story is of a woman who has an affair with her husband's best friend, told from the husband's point of view. Based on the semi-autobiographical play by Harold Pinter, the conceit is that the entire story unfolds in reverse chronological order. Pinter adapted his own play for the screen, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay based on material from another medium. In his review of the film, Roger Ebert stated, "the Betrayal structure strips away all artifice. It shows, heartlessly, that the very capacity for love itself is sometimes based on betraying not only other loved ones, but even ourselves."
The pedigree of this movie has few equals. Starring Jeremy Irons, Ben Kingsley and Patricia Hodge, the story is of a woman who has an affair with her husband's best friend, told from the husband's point of view. Based on the semi-autobiographical play by Harold Pinter, the conceit is that the entire story unfolds in reverse chronological order. Pinter adapted his own play for the screen, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay based on material from another medium. In his review of the film, Roger Ebert stated, "the Betrayal structure strips away all artifice. It shows, heartlessly, that the very capacity for love itself is sometimes based on betraying not only other loved ones, but even ourselves."
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