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Yes
2004
YES is the story of a passionate love affair between an American woman (Joan Allen) and a Middle-Eastern man (Simon Abkarian) in which they confront some of the greatest conflicts of our generation - religious, political and sexual. Sam Neill plays the betrayed and betraying politician husband and Shirley Henderson a .. Read more
| Starring | Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill, Shirley Henderson |
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| Director | Sally Potter |
| Genres | Drama |
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Yes
YES is the story of a passionate love affair between an American woman (Joan Allen) and a Middle-Eastern man (Simon Abkarian) in which they confront some of the greatest conflicts of our generation - religious, political and sexual. Sam Neill plays the betrayed and betraying politician husband and Shirley Henderson a philosophical cleaner who witnesses the trail of dirt and heartbreak the lovers leave behind them, as they embark on a journey that takes them from London and Belfast to Beirut and Havana.
| Starring | Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill, Shirley Henderson, Sheila Hancock, Samantha Bond |
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| Director | Sally Potter |
| Studio | OPTIMUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 40 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 09 Jan 2006 Production year: 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
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One of the most impressive and multi-layered explorations of the international fault lines made terminally apparent by... read more on Time Out
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Potter's finest film. A real treat.
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21 out of 22 people found this review helpful
er .... no !
I'm struggling to comprehend some of the flowery plaudits lavished on this film in previous reviews? even comparing Sally Potter with The Bard!
To my mind this is a classic example of style over substance. What is with the rhyming couplets? pure pretention on a stick ..
The whole backbone of the story just doesn't ring true for me. Honestly - why would an attractive, intelligent woman be interested in a beirut kitchen worker who looks like one of The Chuckle Brothers?!
What's with Shirley Henderson and the cleaning connection? ... and Sheila Hancock's Communist aunt from Ulster is just ridiculous, and the worse attempt at a Northern Irish accent I have ever heard ..
You only have to see the 'making of' featurettes in the extras to see just how into herself Sally Potter is ..
Arty Farty Jazzy B*ll*cks ! -
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Yes please
Perhaps more 'maybe' than yes. This is an unconventional love story not only because the words are spoken in rhyme but because the two lovers are from different ends of the spectrum - she being American, he Lebanonese. After the initial attractiveness the cracks begin to appear for obvious reasons. The ending however is beautifully resolved. Sally Potter has made a modern day love story and brought out some fine performances by Joan Allen and Simon Abkarian. At time it does border on the pretentious but the film is short and almost musical in the delivery of the dialogue. Good stuff.
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