Damage
Damage Theatrical poster
Directed by	Louis Malle
Produced by	Louis Malle
Written by	Josephine Hart (novel) David Hare
Starring	Jeremy Irons Juliette Binoche Miranda Richardson
Music by	Zbigniew Preisner
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date(s)	2 December 1992
Running time	111 minutes
Country	UK / France
Language	English, French, German, Italian[1]
Gross revenue	$7,532,911[2]

For 2010 movie, visit Damage (2009)

Damage, also known as Fatale, is a 1992 film directed by Louis Malle. It is based on the novel Damage by Josephine Hart.

The plot is about a politician who falls in love with his son's girlfriend.

Miranda Richardson was nominated for an Academy Award and won a BAFTA in the category of Best Supporting Actress for her performance as the aggrieved wife of the film's main character.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Box office 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Plot

Dr. Stephen Fleming, a British Member of Parliament, is seduced by his son's girlfriend Anna Barton. Their affair intensifies as Stephen and Anna meet for sexual trysts in various locations. Stephen becomes obsessed with Anna to the point where he is willing to leave his wife, Ingrid, and destroy his relationship with his son, Martyn, in order to be with her. Anna dissuades him from these drastic steps, reassuring him that he will always have access to her even while she is with Martyn. After becoming engaged to Anna, Martyn catches her and his father having sex in a flat that Anna has rented to serve as their trysting place. The shock of the discovery causes Martyn to stumble backwards and fall over a stairway railing, plummeting to his death. Stephen is disgraced, loses his wife and his seat in Parliament, and is relegated to a life of isolation, in which he still seems to be obsessed with Anna.

[edit] Cast

• Jeremy Irons as Dr. Stephen Fleming
• Juliette Binoche as Anna Barton
• Miranda Richardson as Ingrid Fleming
• Rupert Graves as Martyn Fleming
• Ian Bannen as Edward Lloyd
• Peter Stormare as Peter Wetzler
• Gemma Clarke as Sally Fleming
• Ray Gravell as Dr Fleming's chauffeur.^[3]

[edit] Box office

The film was released on Christmas Day, 1992, and grossed $101,707 in 4 theaters in the opening weekend. It went on to gross $7,532,911 domestically.^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Damage at the Internet Movie Database
• Damage at Box Office Mojo
• Damage at Allmovie

v • d • e Films directed by Louis Malle Feature films Elevator to the Gallows (1958) • The Lovers (1958) • Zazie in the Metro (1960) • A Very Private Affair (1962) • The Fire Within (1963) • Viva Maria! (1965) • The Thief of Paris (1967) • Murmur of the Heart (1971) • Lacombe Lucien (1974) • Black Moon (1975) • Pretty Baby (1978) • Atlantic City (1980) • My Dinner with Andre (1981) • Crackers (1984) • Alamo Bay (1985) • Goodbye, Children (1987) • May Fools (1990) • Damage (1992) • Vanya on 42nd Street (1994) Short films Crazeologie (1953) • Station 307 (1954) • Histoires extraordinaires (segment "William Wilson") (1968) Documentaries The Silent World (with Jacques Cousteau) (1956) • Vive le Tour (1962) • Calcutta (1969) • Humain, trop humain (1974) • Place de la république (1974) • Close Up (1976) Television Bons baisers de Bangkok (1963) • Phantom India (1969) • Dominique Sanda ou Le rêve éveillé (1977) • God's Country (1986) • And the Pursuit of Happiness (1986)

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