Passion of Mind (2000)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Alain Berliner

Writers (WGA):

Ronald Bass (written by) and
David Field (written by)

Release Date:

7 January 2000 (Italy)

Genre:

Romance | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

What if you had two lives at once. What if you knew that one life took place only in your dreams. What if you didn't know which life was real.

Plot:

A psychological romantic thriller where fantasy and reality become indistinguishable for a woman leading a double life in her dreams.

Plot Keywords:

Dream | Paris | Double Life | Widow | Accountant

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Eloise Eonnet	...	Jennifer 'Jenny' Talridge
Hadrian Dagannaud-Brouard	...	Jean-Pierre
Chaya Cuénot	...	Serafine 'Sarah' Talridge
Demi Moore	...	Martha Marie / 'Marty' Talridge
Julianne Nicholson	...	Kim
William Fichtner	...	Aaron Reilly
Sinéad Cusack	...	Jessie (as Sinead Cusack)
Joss Ackland	...	Dr. Langer, the French Psychiatrist
Peter Riegert	...	Dr. Peters, the New York Psychiatrist
Stellan Skarsgård	...	William Granther
Gerry Bamman	...	Edward 'Ed' Youngerman

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for scenes of sexuality.

Runtime:

105 min | Finland:101 min | Germany:96 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | New Zealand:PG | Norway:15 | Spain:7 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Company:

Lakeshore Entertainment

Movie Connections:

References Giulia e Giulia (1987)

Soundtrack:

My Favorite Things (1959)

Original and interesting with a great ending.

The film gives us some pretty neat ideas to think about, where does reality end? The first movie I've seen on the subject and it was worth it.

Some people will call Passion of Mind slow, but really their suffering from being over Hollywood-ised and don't realize the have a very small attention span. The term "thriller" is too harsh for this movie in my opinion. The movie isn't action filled, but it doesn't need to be. The story is enough to keep the audience interested or at least the only audience that will truly appreciate it. Even though this movie didn't get much attention, this was a smart movie for Demi Moore. It shows she isn't a Hollywood vehicle that will just take anything, this is a cleverly crafted story. I respect her greatly for doing this movie. Also, the rest of the cast is great. The France scenes have been shot beautifully, really good work here. Also, the film ends greatly. The perfect ending for this movie, I was worried as I watched the movie that maybe the ending would be too simple, but it worked out fine. See it.