1992 · drama · romance · political
Damage
Directed by Louis Malle1h 51m1992
The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.
Our read: Damage (1992) reads as a warm, steady, grounded drama · romance · political entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Warm, steady, measured drama / romance, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.
- warm
- tender
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How Damage feels to watch.
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“You want elegant adult obsession drama where desire corrodes a polished London life.”
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