Encouraged by his editor to seek 'sexy stories that sell', a reporter preys upon the private life of an erstwhile friend, with disastrous results.
Acting
Kristin Scott Thomas suffering exquisitely in every frame.
Cinematography
Gorgeous compositions that desperately want to mean something.
Costume
The titular chromophobia is visible in every beige ensemble.
Director
Martha Fiennes
Ben Chaplin
Trent
Kristin Scott Thomas
Iona Aylesbury
Damian Lewis
Marcus Aylesbury
Ralph Fiennes
Stephen Tulloch
Penélope Cruz
Gloria
Rhys Ifans
Colin
Harriet Walter
Penelope Aylesbury
Bronson Webb
Hendrix
Anthony Higgins
Geoffrey Wharton
Ian Holm
Edward Aylesbury
Michelle Gomez
Bushey
Billy Seymour
Tony
Charles Mnene
Demetrios
Karen Seacombe
Gloria's Neighbour
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Martha Fiennes's directorial debut featured her brother Ralph, husband Damian Lewis, and editor Anthony Wall—making this a family-and-friends production that critics savaged.
The film's 5.1 rating reflects its Cannes competition selection clashing with audience indifference; it became a case study in how star power cannot salvage ponderous thematic execution.
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