Unfaithful is a 2002 American erotic drama film directed by Adrian Lyne, and adapted by Alvin Sargent and William Broyles Jr. from the French film The Unfaithful Wife (La Femme infidèle) by Claude Chabrol. It is about a couple living in the suburbs of New York City whose marriage goes dangerously awry when she indulges in an adulterous fling with a stranger she randomly encounters in Manhattan.
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Unfaithful is a 2002 American erotic drama film directed by Adrian Lyne, and adapted by Alvin Sargent and William Broyles Jr. from the French film The Unfaithful Wife (La Femme infidèle) by Claude Chabrol. It is about a couple living in the suburbs of New York City whose marriage goes dangerously awry when she indulges in an adulterous fling with a stranger she randomly encounters in Manhattan.
Production was highlighted by unusually demanding and extended sex scenes shot through smoke, and five endings shot between Lyne and the studio, 20th Century Fox.
Unfaithful grossed USD $52 million in North America and a total of USD $119 million worldwide. Despite mixed to negative reviews, Lane's performance was much praised: She would go on to win the National Society of Film Critics, the New York Film Critics Circle awards and was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Constance (Diane Lane) and Edward Sumner (Richard Gere) are a couple who live in suburban New...
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