Killing Me Softly is a 2002 film directed by Chen Kaige and starring Heather Graham and Joseph Fiennes. Based on the novel by Nicci French (pen name of Nicci Gerrard and Sean French), it introduces several substantial changes to the story and focuses heavily on the intense sexual relationship between the main characters. The film was given an "R" rating by the MPAA, and was released unrated on DVD.
The film was Chen Kaige's first, and to date onl...
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Killing Me Softly is a 2002 film directed by Chen Kaige and starring Heather Graham and Joseph Fiennes. Based on the novel by Nicci French (pen name of Nicci Gerrard and Sean French), it introduces several substantial changes to the story and focuses heavily on the intense sexual relationship between the main characters. The film was given an "R" rating by the MPAA, and was released unrated on DVD.
The film was Chen Kaige's first, and to date only English-language film.
Alice (Heather Graham) believes she is happy in a secure job and a year long relationship with her live-in boyfriend. However, after a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger (Joseph Fiennes) she seeks him out and the two end up having sex. She returns home to her boyfriend, hoping to bring out the same feelings between them she had with her stranger without luck. The following day she seeks him out again, discovering his name is Adam - a mountain climber who is considered a hero after a tragic outing where one...
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