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Me Without You (2001) 7.0
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7.0/10 from 3,652 users
Metascore: 67/100
Reviews: 41 user | 43 critic | 25 from Metacritic.com Two best friends grow up on the Isle of Wight and in Brighton in the 1970s and 1980s. Director:Sandra Goldbacher |
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Young Holly
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Cameron Powrie | ... |
Young Nat
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Linda
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Max
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Judith
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Ray
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Nat
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Carolyn
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Craig
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Tim
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Paul
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Sophie
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Growing up in the 1970s on the Isle of Wight, Holly and Marina make a childhood pact to be friends forever. For the troubled, unpredictable Marina, with her seemingly glamorous father and her Valium-addicted mother, Holly stays the only constant in a life of divorcing parents, experimental drugs and fashionable self-destruction. Meanwhile, Holly buries herself in books out of feelings of frustration with her over-protective mother and a nagging insecurity around her beautiful and possessive best friend. She holds just one secret from Marina, her increasing passion for Marina's brother Nat. As the years roll by, the girls experience everything life has to offer, sex, love, loss and rock 'n roll. But eventually for Holly, a friendship which has never been equal gradually begins to feel like a trap. Written by Sujit R. Varma
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From Sandra Goldbacher, writer/director of The Governess, comes a film about the agonies and ecstasies of friendship.Genres:
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Rated R for language, sexual content and drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Momentum Pictures Synopsis, trailer (Media Player) [United States] | Official site [United States]Release Date:
23 November 2001 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
A Vida Sem Você See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
£45,532 (UK) (23 November 2001)Gross:
$301,175 (USA) (27 September 2002)Company Credits
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Young Marina: [to blindfolded Holly] Take a step forward. And another one. And another. Right leg up. Higher. What's the matter, don't you trust me.
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(1980)
Performed by Adam Ant
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Written by Adam Ant (as Stuart Goddard) and Marco Pirroni
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd
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While filming, Michelle Williams had to constantly fly back and forth between the UK and the North Carolina, USA to work on her television series _Dawson's Creek (1998)_. See more »Goofs
In 1982 fragment "Do you want me to want you to?" Holly said her favorite film of Tarkovsky was "Nostalghia" (1983) which hadn't been released yet by that time. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Young Marina: [to blindfolded Holly] Take a step forward. And another one. And another. Right leg up. Higher. What's the matter, don't you trust me.
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Soundtracks
Kings of the Wild Frontier(1980)
Performed by Adam Ant
Courtesy of Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd
Written by Adam Ant (as Stuart Goddard) and Marco Pirroni
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I loved this film. I cannot fathom why the above reviewer calls it "maudlin" and the comparison to Antonia and Jane seems way off base, as does the comment that this is somehow like a Mike Leigh film! (makes me think they have never seen a Mike Leigh film). Also the comment on the "Miranda" character does not inspire confidence since the character's name is Marina!
In any case, this film deftly captures several eras with its complex and lush visual design, reflecting the inner world of Holly who is a creative, romantic soul and the outer surface of Marina who is a chameleon-like, savvy trendsetter. The music is also extremely well-utilized, as are the many pop cultural references that lend authenticity to the changes in chronology without being too obvious.
A fine cast too! Williams and Friel are excellent and their evolution from teenagers to young women to early thirties is convincing and enthralling. I also love Trudy Styler as a pill-popping, slutty- dressing "mom" and Allan Corduner has a solid turn as Holly's kind, befuddled father. Kyle Maclachlan seems somewhat miscast at times but plays the reckless professor well. I also found Oliver Milburn as Nat to be charming, and though she has a small role the French actress who plays his fiancé is great...I last saw her in My Sex Life and she is also terrific in that.
On its surface (the candybox colors, the fluffy music) this might seem like a Brit chick flick but it's really an exploration of what happens when an obsessive friendship grows beyond its usefulness.