In the Company of Men (1997) (original) (raw)
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Original title
In the Company of Men
Year
1997
Running time
93 min.
Country
Canada
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Co-production Canada-United States;
Genre
Drama. Comedy | Black Comedy. Deafness. Satire. Job/Employment
Synopsis
Two junior executives on a six week business trip, both of whom have been recently hurt by women, devise a horrible plan to get even with women for their past hurts: They intend to find, romance, and then dump a vulnerable woman. They choose Cristine, and for a while all goes according to plan. However, it soon becomes clear that things are not as simple as they think.
Rankings Position
Awards
1997: Sundance: Best Director
1997: New York Film Critics Circle: Best First Film
1997: Independent Spirit Awards: Best First Screenplay & Best Debut Performance (Eckhart). 4 Nom.
1997: Chicago Film Critics Awards: 3 Nominations, including Best Screenplay
1997: National Board of Review (NBR): Spotlight Award.
Critics' reviews
- "Stunning, unsettling, beautifully written drama."
- "As disturbing as it is well-made, this low-budget indie is a thoroughly original piece of work."
- "What is remarkable is how realistic the story is."
- "Writer/director Neil LaBute has taken the gender-issues film into uncharted, almost inhuman territory with this malevolently perfect exploration of male cruelty."
- "It's virtually guaranteed to make us squirm."
- "A dazzling, repellent exercise in which the case against men is closed before it's opened."
- "A provocative dissection of human dynamics."
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