Enduring Love
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Roger Michell
Daniel Craig
Rhys Ifans
Samantha Morton
Bill Nighy
Susan Lynch
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Synopsis
On a beautiful cloudless day a young couple celebrate their reunion with a picnic. Joe has planned a postcard-perfect afternoon in the English countryside with his partner, Claire. But as Joe and Claire prepare to open a bottle of champagne, their idyll comes to an abrupt end. A hot air balloon drifts into the field, obviously in trouble. The pilot catches his leg in the anchor rope, while the only passenger, a boy, is too scared to jump down. Joe and three other men rush to secure the basket. Just as they secure the balloon, the wind rushes into the field, and at once the rescuers are airborne. Joe manages to drop to the ground, as do most of his companions, but one man is lifted skywards. As Joe, Claire and the other rescuers watch this strangely beautiful sight, they see the man fall to his death. Recalling the day's events at dinner with his friends Robin and Rachel, Joe reveals the impact the accident has had on his battered psyche. Ironically the balloon eventually lands safely, the boy unscathed. But fate has far more unpleasant things in store for Joe. Going to retrieve the body of the fallen man with fellow rescuer Jed Parry, for example, turns out to be a very bad move. Jed feels an instant connection with Joe--one that, as the weeks go by, becomes ever more intense.
Director
Roger Michell
Cast
Daniel Craig
Rhys Ifans
Samantha Morton
Bill Nighy
Susan Lynch
Andrew Lincoln
Helen Mccrory
Crew
Nic Gaster
Francois Ivernel
John Paul Kelly
Kevin Loader
Cameron Mccracken
Ian Mcewan
Ian Mcewan
Roger Michell
Joe Penhall
Duncan Reid
Tessa Ross
Jeremy Sams
Natalie Ward
Haris Zambarloukos
Haris Zambarloukos
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video May 3, 2005
Released in United States September 2004
Released in United States 2005
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 26-February 6, 2005.
Novel originally published by Bantam (1998).
Scott Hicks was previously attached to direct.
Project was previously in development at Columbia Pictures and Canal Plus.
Released in United States Fall October 29, 2004
Expanded Release in United States December 10, 2004
Released in United States on Video May 3, 2005
Released in United States September 2004 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 3-6, 2004.)
Released in United States 2005 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 26-February 6, 2005.)
Released in United States Fall October 29, 2004
Expanded Release in United States December 10, 2004
Co-winner of the 2004 award for Special Recognition For Excellence In Filmmaking by the National Board of Review (NBR).
