Conference bookie::movies

770.0. "Close My Eyes" by TROOA::TRP109::Chris (if not now, when?) Tue Feb 21 1995 20:00

Well... late night taping screws up again.... I HATE it when the tv guide 
indicates a start and stop time, and you tape something and then watch the 
whole movie, only to have the tape cut out just before the ending!  I make 
sure to set the timer for at least 15 minutes after the called for finish 
time but still managed to miss the end of a pretty decent movie.  It was 
called either "Close My Eyes" or "Close Your Eyes" (mods can fix if I got 
it wrong) and had basically 3 characters - a brother, a sister and her 
husband.  The brother was played by Clive Owen, the husband was played by 
Alan Rickman and I didn't catch the name of the sister.  Movie starts off 
with the brother being Mr. Happy-Go-Lucky, and the sister seemingly on the 
edge of suicide - absolutely fed up with life.  She has her brother stay 
over one night, and (much to his surprise) gives him quite the goodnight 
kiss!  Movie jumps ahead a year or so, and we get another scene that starts 
off innocent enough but ends up with another not so innocent kiss.  So far, 
the sister has initiated these events, and I think the brother was kind of 
shocked but maybe starting to get interested.  Again, movie flips forward 
in time...  the sister is now married and her life seems to be getting a 
lot more satisfying yet still things progress to the point where the 
brother and sister are finally having an affair.   (I'll form feed a bunch 
of times now in case I'm telling too much...)








So.... for anyone who has seen the movie.... I got to the point where the 
sister and husband had decided to move to America (from England).  At this 
point, the brother is completely dependant on his relationship with his 
sister and is begging her not to go.  They are at the going away party and 
have just had a scene where the brother is screaming, pulling and chasing 
his sister until they end up almost being killed on a country road.  At 
that point, my tape goes off!!!   Can somebody please provide me with the 
ending to a movie that I had enjoyed, but not enough to want to go out and 
rent just to catch what was probably the last 5 minutes.

Thanks, 

Chris

It's a "real" movie - was out in the theatres maybe two-four years ago and I 
remember it got good reviews which is why I wanted to tape it when I noticed 
it on late night tv.  Had a bit of full frontal nudity (man and woman) which 
is why I guess it hasn't been on earlier in the evening.  I think it was 
released around the same time as another Alan Rickman movie where he played
a ghost that kept inviting his other ghost friends back to his (living) 
wife's flat (can't remember the name of that movie)

 .2  "Truly, Madly, Deeply"  - an excellent film

It's been a long time since I watched this movie,
but this is what I recall...Alan Rickman finds out about
the whole situation between his wife and brother-in-law,
comes to accept it, and remains married to her.  The
brother regains his emotional balance.  Kind of banal,
considering what goes on beforehand.

    This movie is being shown on British TV on Tuesday (7th), If anyone
    would like me to video it and sent it on, I'd be only too happy to do
    this.
    
    The only trouble would be converting the tape from 'PAL'... 

Paul.... thanks a lot for the offer - that is most kind.  However, it 
would be cheaper for us to rent it over here.  Maybe you could just watch 
the last 10 minutes and give me the details :*)