Damage

Name: Damage
Director: Louis Malle
Released: 1992-01-01

1992 film directed by Louis Malle

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Also known as Fatale

Released: 1992
, January 14, 1993
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1.Stated in Lexicon of international films
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Director: Louis Malle
Screenwriter: David Hare
Producer: Josephine Hart
Cast: Jeremy Irons
, Juliette Binoche
, Miranda Richardson
, Rupert Graves
+9 more
Runtime: 107 min
Genre: drama film
, romance film
, erotic film
Country of origin: France
, United Kingdom

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Damage is a 1992 romantic psychological drama film directed and produced by Louis Malle and starring Jeremy Irons, Juliette Binoche, Miranda Richardson, Rupert Graves, and Ian Bannen. Adapted by David Hare from the 1991 novel Damage by Josephine Hart, the film is about a British politician (Irons) who has a sexual relationship with his son's fiancée and becomes increasingly obsessed with her. Richardson was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as the aggrieved wife of the film's main character.

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Based on: Damage
Director of photography: Peter Biziou
Main subject: incest
Film editor: John Bloom
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress(February 17, 1993) statement is subject of: 65th Academy Awards · nominee: Miranda Richardson
César Award for Best Actress(1993) nominee: Juliette Binoche · statement is subject of: 18th César Awards
Color: color
NMHH film rating: Category IV rating certificate id: NFT/1370/2014
After a work by: Josephine Hart
Costume designer: Milena Canonero
FSK film rating: FSK 16
Title: Damage
Narrative location: London
CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
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1.cnc.fr/professionnels/visas-et-classification/78722
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Performer: Zbigniew Preisner
Distribution format: video on demand
Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: passes · criterion used: considering named characters only
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1.Stated in Bechdel Test Movie ListRetrieved 2017-12-10
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Review score: 80%(May 10, 2023) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 25 critic review
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Damage”Retrieved 2021-10-07
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6.9/10(October 7, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Damage”Retrieved 2021-10-07
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Aspect ratio (W:H): 1.85:1
Production designer: Brian Morris
Sound designer: Jean-Claude Laureux
Kijkwijzer rating: 12 content descriptor: Sex, Coarse language
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1.kijkwijzer.nl/films/damage/Retrieved 2025-07-12
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Has characteristic: film based on a novel

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