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6.7/10
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Three intersecting stories about people whose lives are affected by the death of a gay restaurateur.Three intersecting stories about people whose lives are affected by the death of a gay restaurateur.Three intersecting stories about people whose lives are affected by the death of a gay restaurateur.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
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- 9 wins & 7 nominations
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Hari Dhillon
- Willas Will
- (as Hari Dillon)
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Devastated by Stuart's death, his brother-in-law, lover and best friend decide to take their lives in hand. Dan is a faithful and loving father and husband, until the day he meets Corinne. This buxom and sublime Frenchwoman seduces Dan with her honesty and hedonism, so much so that he wonders if he hasn't missed out on life. Nick, a homosexual restaurant owner, begins a relationship with a high-spirited young woman right after losing his lover, Stuart. When their apparently innocent relationship takes a more intimate turn, Nick is troubled by his feelings for his female comrade. Tim, carefree and charismatic, comes home after eight years abroad. Still looking for that "elusive something" that has been missing in his life, Tim finds it in a woman who works in a fashion boutique. But confronted with his future for the first time, the only thing that stands in the way is this unknown woman's past. —Sujit R. Varma
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- We think we live in a rational world...then we screw it up
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- Rated R for strong sexuality/nudity and language
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- Crazy creditsSpecial thanks to ... all at Casarotta ... the residents of Maldon, Essex and the Isle of Man.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Film Geek (2005)
- SoundtracksI Can't Help Myself
(1998)
Written by Mark Hadfield, Adam Ryan-Carter
Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Performed by Lucid
Licensed courtesy of Warner Strategic Marketing UK and 1999 Delicious Records Ltd
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Entwined Lives
In the funeral of Stuart, his sister Judy (Ellie Haddington) defends to her husband Dan (Bill Nighy) that his money should be delivered to his mate, the gay restaurateur Nick (Tom Hollander) since there is no will but that should be the wish if his brother-in-law. The faithful Dan meets the Frenchwoman Corrine (Clémentine Célarié) and he has the feeling that part of his life was lost. Meanwhile the grieving Nick hosts Stuart's best friend, the former hippie Tim (Douglas Henshall) at home. Tim has a crush on the worker of a fashion store Leah (Josephine Butler), who is heartbroken and healing from her last love affair, and he decides to give a party for her at Nick's place. After the party, Dan never meets Corrine in respect to his wife and but the drunken Michelle (Sally Hurst) gives a BJ on him; Nick befriends Charlie (Sukie Smith) that falls in love for him; and Tim finds that Leah's secret love is his stepbrother David (Stuart Laing).
After a complicated beginning due to the great number of characters, "Lawless Heart" becomes interesting with the entwined lives of several lead characters and the same story is retold centered in Dan, Nick and Tim and filling the blanks. The less interesting segment is the ironical situation of Dan, where the British dark humor prevails in a questionable sense of fidelity. In the end, the screenplay with open end works reasonably well developing the realistic characters and situations and the result is a good low-budget movie supported by great performances. My vote is six.
Titile (Brazil): "Coração Sem Lei" ("Lawless Heart")
After a complicated beginning due to the great number of characters, "Lawless Heart" becomes interesting with the entwined lives of several lead characters and the same story is retold centered in Dan, Nick and Tim and filling the blanks. The less interesting segment is the ironical situation of Dan, where the British dark humor prevails in a questionable sense of fidelity. In the end, the screenplay with open end works reasonably well developing the realistic characters and situations and the result is a good low-budget movie supported by great performances. My vote is six.
Titile (Brazil): "Coração Sem Lei" ("Lawless Heart")
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- Corazones desenfrenados
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- Gross US & Canada
- $330,067
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $15,544
- Feb 23, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $539,596
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