Possession 2002

The past will connect them. The passion will possess them.

5.9 / 10   164 vote(s)
PG-13
Drama Mystery Romance

Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.

Release Date 2002-08-16
Runtime 1h 42m
Directors Neil LaBute, Jean-Yves Escoffier
Producers Guy Tannahill, Len Amato, Stephen Pevner, Barry Levinson, Paula Weinstein, David Barron
Writers David Henry Hwang, Laura Jones, Neil LaBute, A.S. Byatt

Kind of comfort food for romance-dramas. The film features fine performances and good chemistry between Paltrow and Eckhart. I've seen this one a few times over the years and still find it enjoyable. 3.5/5

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