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Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet captured all the idealism of first love in Titanic, but this adaptation of Richard Yates's acclaimed novel finds them playing characters a little older and a lot more jaded. Frank and April Wheeler are a married couple struggling to reconcile their youthful dreams of “what could have been” with the humdrum reality of life in 1950s suburbia. It's a return to familiar territory for British director Sam Mendes (Winslet's real-life husband), who exposed the rot behind those white picket fences in the Oscar-winning American Beauty. However, on this occasion there is much less humour, with extramarital affairs, an unwanted pregnancy and a lost opportunity to make a fresh start all compounding the Wheelers' misery. The dialogue often feels a bit stagey, but Winslet and DiCaprio manage to get beyond the bluster and the self-indulgence of their roles to prove that, however special we think we are, we all share the same heartaches. SP
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Running time
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114min
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Country of origin
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US / UK
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Genre
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Period Drama
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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Justin Haythe, from the novel by Richard Yates
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Theatrical distributor
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Paramount
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UK cinema certificate
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15
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UK cinema release date
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January 2009
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Award |
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Nominee/Winner |
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| Academy 2008 |
Actor in a Supporting Role |
Michael Shannon |
Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2008 |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role |
Kate Winslet |
Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2008 |
Best Screenplay (Adapted) |
Justin Haythe |
Nominee |
| Golden Globe 2008 |
Best Director Motion Picture |
Sam Mendes |
Nominee |
| Golden Globe 2008 |
Best Motion Picture Drama |
Bobby Cohen |
Nominee |
| Golden Globe 2008 |
Best Motion Picture Drama |
Scott Rudin |
Nominee |
| Golden Globe 2008 |
Best Motion Picture Drama |
Sam Mendes |
Nominee |
| Golden Globe 2008 |
Best Motion Picture Drama |
John Hart |
Nominee |
| Golden Globe 2008 |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Drama |
Leonardo DiCaprio |
Nominee |
| Golden Globe 2008 |
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Drama |
Kate Winslet |
Winner |
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