Taglines: What she wants, she gets.
I Want You movie storyline. Helen is a young woman running a hairdressing salon; Bob is her boyfriend and local radio DJ; Honda is a mute kid who’s secretly taping people’s conversation and Smokey is Honda’s sister who sings at local bar. New guy in town is the mysterious Martin, who shares some dark history with Helen and observes her from afar at first. Honda falls in love with Helen and starts taping her conversations with Bob, and that leads to reactivation of the Helen-Martin relationship.
I Want You is an 1998 English crime film directed by Michael Winterbottom and starring Rachel Weisz, Alessandro Nivola, Labina Mitevska, Luka Petrusic, Carmen Ejogo, Geraldine O’Rawe, Graham Crowden, Ben Daniels and Mary MacLeod.
Polish cinematographer Slawomir Idziak, famed for his filtered filming for Krzysztof Kieslowski’s (Blue), captures the dark, visual tone of obsessive love, while Elvis Costello’s 1986 song I Want You is heard throughout. Shown at the 1998 Berlin Film Festival.
Awards and Nominations
Berlin Film Festival
1998: Won, “Special Mention” – Sławomir Idziak
1998: Nominated, “Golden Berlin Bear Award” – Michael Winterbottom
Camerimage
1998: Nominated, “Golden Frog Award” – Slawomir Idziak
Valladolid International Film Festival
1998: Won, “Youth Jury Award” – Michael Winterbottom
I Want You (1998)
Directed by: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Rachel Weisz, Alessandro Nivola, Labina Mitevska, Luka Petrusic, Carmen Ejogo, Geraldine O’Rawe, Graham Crowden, Ben Daniels, Mary MacLeod
Screenplay by: Eoin McNamee
Production Design by: David Bowes, David Bryan, Mark Tildesley
Cinematography by: Slawomir Idziak
Film Editing by: Trevor Waite
Costume Design by: Rachael Fleming
Art Direction by: David Bowes, David Bryan
Music by: Adrian Johnston
MPAA Rating: R for strong sexuality, violence and language.
Distributed by: Gramercy Pictures
Release Date: February 18, 1998
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