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- The Guardian gave the film three out of five stars, writing "In lesser hands, the characters would be pasteboard, Cluedo-ish types, and to be honest that is what they still are, a bit; but by bringing his formidable wit to bear, Fellowes is able to take them away from the Agatha Christie world and closer to the elegant milieu of Claude Chabrol."
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Oct 6, 2005 · 4 min read. Tom Wilkinson and Emily Watson share "Separate Lies" over dinner. ‘Separate Lies” opens with an event so sudden it is over before it can be registered; only later do we discover that a man was knocked from his bicycle by a speeding car, which didn’t pause. The man was killed.
James Manning (Tom Wilkinson), a successful business lawyer, and his younger wife, Anne (Emily Watson), split time between a London apartment and a lush country estate.
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Oct 26, 2005 · James (Tom Wilkinson) leads an idyllic life shuttling between work in London and his country weekend retreat while behind his back wife Anne (Emily Watson) falls for the charms of handsome local...
Separate Lies is a 2005 British drama film directed by Julian Fellowes, who also wrote the screenplay, updating the 1951 novel A Way Through the Wood by Nigel Balchin, which had already been turned into a stage play under the title Waiting for Gillian in 1954.
"Separate Lies" is a hearty mystery/drama that blooms as a succinct social critique of British aristocracy. Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Apr 19, 2009
Despite its suffocating decorum, the movie contains exceptional performances and some insightful moments. Watson's innocent, Betty Boop eyes and crafty mouth make her one of the most interesting actresses to watch: her face often appears to be at war with itself.
Separate Lies is a very British movie indeed. I'm not saying that hit-and-run car accidents are a particularly British phenomenon, but the way everyone reacts to this tragedy is very British. Tom Wilkinson plays James Manning, a hard-working, respectable citizen with a "stiff-upper-lip" attitude towards tragedy.
