Chromophobia
Filmmaker: Martha Fiennes
UK, France, USA / 2007 / 136 mins / English
This is a great film that won a place in Critics Week at Cannes, then tragically only had a small release more than 18 months later. A traumatic and disheartening journey for its talented filmmaker, and a crying shame that it didn't reach a wider cinema audience. This is a prime example of why we need to support talented women and tip top films through First Weekenders Club.
BEV festival director Rachel Millward blogged for the Guardian about Chromophobia when it went on release. Read the full article here .
Synopsis
Marcus Aylesbury (Damien Lewis) is a successful lawyer, the son of a high court judge, with a beautiful wife and child and an enviable lifestyle. His wife, Iona (Kristen Scott Thomas) is a sexually frustrated shopaholic. Marcus is hiding a damaging secret - a secret that may be of value his old friend Trent (Ben Chaplin), a ruthless tabloid journalist.
Originally debuted at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, and featuring a trio of Fiennes talent (Martha Fiennes writes and directs, Ralph Fiennes co-stars, and Magnus Fiennes composes and conducts the score) Chromophobia brings together a stunning ensemble cast, interweaving stories of people who believe they live separate lives, and intensely observing their unraveling.
We spoke to Martha Fiennes about Chromophobia, First Weekenders Club and on being a woman filmmaker