Adore (film)
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Australian release poster
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| Directed by | Anne Fontaine |
| Produced by | Philippe Carcassonne Michel Feller Barbara Gibbs Dominique Besnehard |
| Screenplay by | Christopher Hampton |
| Based on |
The Grandmothers by Doris Lessing |
| Starring |
Naomi Watts Robin Wright Ben Mendelsohn Xavier Samuel James Frecheville |
| Music by |
Christopher Gordon Antony Partos |
| Cinematography | Christophe Beaucarne |
| Edited by | Luc Barnier Ceinwen Berry |
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Hopscotch Films
Remstar |
| Distributed by | Gaumont |
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Release date
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Running time
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111 minutes |
| Country | Australia France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $16 million |
| Box office |
$674,982(Under the title "Adore") |
$674,982(Under the title "Adore")
$1,886,042(Under the title "Two Mothers")
Adoration (also known as Adore (US, Canada, UK), and internationally as Two Mothers and Perfect Mothers) is a 2013 Australian-French drama film directed by Anne Fontaine. The film is based on a novella by British writer Doris Lessing called The Grandmothers.
The original title of the film was Two Mothers and it premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival under this title.
In New South Wales, childhood friends Roz and Lil and their families live next door to each other. Roz's son Tom and Lil's son Ian, who are both 18, are also best friends, and the four of them spend all their time together.
Roz's husband Harold is offered a job in Sydney, and goes there to make arrangements, even though Roz does not want to move. That night, Ian kisses Roz, and although she is hesitant the two of them end up having sex. Tom witnesses Roz coming out of Ian's room. Confused and angry, Tom tries to seduce Lil, who pushes him away, and tells her what he saw. That night, he stays at her house again, and they have sex.
Roz goes to Lil's work and they discuss what has happened with their sons. They agree that they both crossed a line, and that it can never happen again. They get together with both of the boys and tell them that things need to end. Ian still has feelings for Roz, however, and eventually they renew the relationship; they then learn that Lil and Tom never stopped sleeping together. Both Roz and Lil admit that they're happy, and they agree to keep going. When Harold returns, Roz tells him that neither she nor Tom can move with him to Sydney.
Two years later, Roz and Harold are divorced, and Roz and Lil have continued their secret affairs. Ian now works with his mother for a successful yacht-building company, and Tom is studying theater. Harold invites Tom to Sydney to direct one of their plays and Tom accepts, staying with Harold and his new family. While in Sydney, he meets Mary, who is auditioning for the lead role. The two begin a relationship, and Lil reluctantly accepts that he has moved on. Roz and Ian are still together, although Roz knows that he will not be attracted to her for much longer. Finally, the mothers agree to end their affairs with the boys. Ian is upset, and storms out.
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