The Leading Man is a 1996 British romantic drama filmed by director John Daigan . The premiere took place at the Toronto festival in 1996 , but the release in the US came out only in March 1998 . The film takes place in London in the winter.
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| Genre | drama melodrama thriller |
| Producer | John daigan |
| Producer | Paul Raphael Bertil Ollson |
| Author script | Virginia Dugan |
| In the main cast | John Bon Jovi Anna Galena Lambert Wilson Tandy newton Patricia hodge |
| Operator | Jean-Francois Robin |
| Composer | Al Shirmur |
| Film company | Northern Arts Entertainment |
| Duration | 100 minutes |
| Fees | $ 18 012 [1] |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| Tongue | English |
| Year | 1996 |
| IMDb | ID 0116845 |
Content
Story
American actor Robin Grange travels to London to take part in a theatrical production. The author of the production, Felix Webb, has an affair with the leading woman, Hilary Rule. His wife, forty-year-old Elyanor, suspects that her husband is cheating on her and cannot suppress her anger. In Robin's head, a plan is born - to seduce Felix's wife in order to anger him. However, it becomes clear that Felix is beginning to be jealous of his wife and Hilary, literally fascinated by Robin. Soon, Robin becomes the favorite of all participants in the project, and Felix builds a revenge plan, which should be realized on the evening of the premiere.
Cast
- John Bon Jovi - Robin Grunge
- Anna Galena - Elyanor Webb
- Lambert Wilson - Felix Webb
- Thandie Newton - Hilary Rule
- Barry Humphries - Humphrey Beale
- Patricia Hodge - Delvin
- Diana Quick - Susan
- Harriet Walter - Liz Flett
- David Warner - Todd
- Nicole Kidman - Actress Presenting the Award
- Victoria Smarfit - Annabel
Criticism
On the site Rotten Tomatoes, the film scored 57% [2] . Although the critics had no particular complaints about the cast, the picture itself received mixed reviews. Film 4 notes that the genre - comedy, drama or all at once - is difficult to determine, but in any case, the film does not make much of an impression. A review by The New York Times says that the film "can be watched, but it does not capture attention" [3] .
Notes
Links
- " Leader ” on the Internet Movie Database
- Leader on the Rotten Tomatoes website
- Roger Ebert Review