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MUMBAI:
An astonishing thriller… an intriguing drama and a truly mesmerizing
film! This Friday night, Star Movies presents "Separate
Lies", a nuanced adult drama packed with moral dilemmas.
Academy Award winning writer, Julian Fellowes, makes his first foray
into the director's chair with this sophisticated film, which centers
around repressed upper class lawyer James Manning. Tune in to the
exclusive premiere of Separate Lies, this Friday, 1 June
at 9 p.m. only on Star Movies.
A well-groomed
British society couple, James (Tom Wilkinson) and his lovely, polished
wife Anne (Emily Watson) live a sort of perfectly presentable life.
Cloaked under a veil of politeness, manners, and ultimately, self-delusion,
they are so far deep into enacting their roles that they come to
believe them.
 When
their maid's husband is killed in a tragic hit-and-run accident
in front of their vacation home, James immediately suspects that
his dashing and suspicious neighbor Bill Bule (Rupert Everett) was
behind the wheel. Upon telling Anne his intention to relay the hypothesis
to the law, he receives some shocking news; Anne and Bill have been
carrying out an affair for months, and they were both in the car
as it turned into a tool of manslaughter.
These
harsh facts that James is confronted with have the effect of years
of psychotherapy; the man of perfection is suddenly aware of the
morass of half-truths and societal pressures that have led him to
this point in life. As a man whose work rests upon upholding the
law, he now must face the difficult moral dilemma of either turning
in his own wife for a horrific crime or keeping up appearances.
Based
on Nigel Balchin's novel A Way Through The Wood, this is a movie
that builds up its impact gradually and smoothly. Elegant camerawork,
a minimalist score, and performances of subtle and understated power
add up to a story that is at once morality tale, social critique,
and neo-noir mystery.
So
make sure you tune-in to the exclusive premiere of "Separate
Lies" this Friday, 1 June at 9 p.m. on Star Movies.
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