

Every Wednesday. She meets him once per week.
Failed musician Jay abandoned his family and now earns a living as head bartender in a trendy London pub. Every Wednesday afternoon, a woman comes to his house for graphic, almost wordless, sex. One day, Jay follows her and learns about her. This eventually disrupts their relationship.
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Contemporary, grave, intimate and prestige.
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- Mark RylanceJay
- Kerry FoxClaire
- Susannah HarkerSusan, Jay's wife
- Alastair GalbraithVictor
- Philippe CalvarioIan
- Timothy SpallAndy, Claire's husband
- Marianne FaithfullBetty
- Fraser AyresDave
- Michael FitzgeraldBar Owner
- Robert AddieBar Owner
Crew
- Patrice ChéreauDirector
- Anne-Louise TrividicScreenplay
- Patrice ChéreauScreenplay
- Hanif KureishiNovel
- Éric GautierDirector of Photography
- Éric NeveuxOriginal Music Composer
- François GédigierEditor
- Jacques HinstinProducer
- Patrick CassavettiProducer
- Charles GassotProducer
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