A young American woman living in London begins a passionate and kinky affair with a handsome stranger who may have a dark and dangerous past.A young American woman living in London begins a passionate and kinky affair with a handsome stranger who may have a dark and dangerous past.A young American woman living in London begins a passionate and kinky affair with a handsome stranger who may have a dark and dangerous past.
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- TriviaThe main reason Kaige Chen was keen to make the film was because he would never have been allowed to do so in his native China owing to all the sexual content.
- GoofsIn the bar, the martinis that Alice and her friend get start off as red and green, but by the end of the scene they are both clear.
- Quotes
Sylvie: You had somebody who loved you. You loved each other and you let him go for good sex. Love isn't just a good fuck, you know?
Alice: This is more.
Sylvie: More what?
Alice: More everything. When I'm with him, everything is more.
Sylvie: Oh, God, Alice. You could write greetings cards. You really bloody could.
- Alternate versionsUS theatrical version was edited for sexuality to secure a R rating. The film was released on DVD & video in both its censored and unrated version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Making of 'Killing Me Softly' (2003)
Featured review
Never boring but oh-so-predictable.
"Killing Me Softly" has one of those scripts that just don't give the audience a break - not only does it set up an improbable situation, but the big "twist" at the end is also mind-numbingly predictable (unless perhaps you haven't seen a thriller before in your life). The chemistry between the two leads is also lacking; Fiennes brings some physical magnetism to his role but as far as his acting is concerned, he's an inexpressive bloke, while Heather Graham is ALL TOO expressive - she overemphasizes every emotion her character is supposed to feeling by making faces at the camera. Besides, she's not even that attractive; even her co-star in this particular film, Natascha McElhone, blows her out of the water in that department. In spite of all that, Chen Kaige's direction is good, and he creates some suspenseful moments. So I give the film a generous "** out of 4" rating.
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- May 10, 2003
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- Đam Mê Chết Người
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- $25,000,000 (estimated)
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- $7,775,138
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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