Close My Eyes [DVD] [1991]

Close My Eyes is a 1991 film about Natalie (Saskia Reeves) who slowly starts to fall in love with Richard Gillespie (Clive Owen) who is in-fact her Younger Brother. Natalie has recently bought a fairly noisy apartment with her lover only to have him leave her within just a few weeks, she also hates her job & is very unhappy, it's at this moment she first kisses her brother Richard. Over the space of the movie we watch how both the brother and sister deal with the feelings for each other, and see what goes on when Natalie's husband starts to think she is having an affair. All in all it's a really great film and i really did enjoy it, will be watching again I'm sure.

Interesting plot about brother and sister that haven't seen each other in years and meet as adults. She is happily married, supposedly, and he is a bit of a bad boy. Saskia Reeves plays an incredibly attractive and sexy woman who is drawn to her brother as a moth to a flame. The brother doesn't care about the consequences, he just takes what is on offer. Alan Rickman plays the husband, a decent enough fellow who eventually realises what is going on. Interesting film, great performances, very sexy lady.

Precisely as advertised, speedy delivery, received in perfect condition

I probably shouldn't buy a film simply because I'm drawn to the memories of the London it captures from my youth - but that's what's motivating me. I saw the film back in the early 90s when I was working in Docklands (I previously mis-dated my review because I started my job there in the late 80s and I associated it with that). The film was very much of its time in the sense of the development of Docklands and also the very beautiful scenes filmed along the Thames in weather that was pretty miraculous for them to have managed given the average rainy English summer. The film is visually a pleasure but the subject matter is a bit uncomfortable and the tensions between brother and sister a bit implausible - you can only get away with such illustrations of passion if there is a real pull between the actors playing the roles which there clearly isn't here. Alan Rickman seems oddly out of place but he lifts the film and yes, it's a film worth watching and relaxing with. As a post-script - this is the first film I remember seeing him in. Such a great loss to film and theatre - bless him.

I have to confess that there is not much of Stephen Poliakoff's work that I wouldn't rave about- I love the way he weaves layers of acutely observed human life into wonderful stories. I have seen this TV play before and found it both beautiful and disturbing- it deals with a significant taboo of Western society and does so sensitively. The cinematography is definitely of it's time and for me that did not detract one jot from the viewing experience. I think the performances are strong, in this thought provoking and moving study on the complexities of modern relationships.

Written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff. A traditional triangle one woman and two men. I bought it for the rather beautiful Alan Rickman - and he is very beautiful in this film and also the rather hunky Clive Owen. We see some lovely naked shots of him. Saskia Reeves is the woman who can't handle two men - I've see this in real life. A rather grubby story really interestingly shot. within the framework of a succession of very wide shots of beautiful interiors and exteriors. The sun is always shining and everyone else in the story accepts their lovely outdoor summer life style which also adds contrast to the angst the central characters are going through. Very cleverly done.

Love the film but quality of DVD not good

This is a splendid and very well acted film. Although it is highly erotic it really is far more than that and the plot and outcome are uncertain until the end. I recommend it, its far better than any American attempt!

Die Sendung war schnell und Dvd war gut verpackt. Der Film ist einfach ein Sprung in die Vergangheit , in 80s,vorallem wie alles aussieht , just Vaporwave. Und Alan Rickman ist einfach göttlich.

It arrived quickly and in good condition. Considering how hard it is to get in Canada, I’m very pleased with it’s state!

I love it because I love Saskia Reeves with the added bonus that she is a lot younger than what I've seen of her recently (In "Page 8" for example). I enjoy her incestuous behavior with her brother and her husband's demeanor through all this. The rape scene of her in a lovely red gown taking place on the surface of a country road in the path of an onrushing truck is especially exciting. Her supporting cast members are two of the great contemporary male actors and the plot is simple; sex-crazed brother and sister try to extend their love affair beyond her marriage but are have difficulty in doing so. If you like illicit sex, you will enjoy this film, I did; but in a honest effort to understand women more.

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のちにクローサーで、ふつうの中年を演じるよりずっと前のクライヴ・オーウェンが、うぶな感じを多量に残した弟の役で、味方したくなる映画だった。姉を演じるサスキア・リーヴスは、理性より生理がデフォルトな役が、いつも似合っている。その彼女を妻としたアラン・リックマンは成金でない金持ちの底力で、裏庭が河につながりそこから舟を出せる(キングストン・アポン・テムズあたり？)豪邸に暮らすオトナで、滅茶苦茶はちゃめちゃな姉弟をなんとか落としこんでしまう。結末、綺麗な朱色のスーツのサスキア・リーヴスは、『裏窓』のグレース・ケリーほど美しかった。ポリアコフは『お帰りなさいリリアン』もいいし、もっと作ってほしいな。