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Name: Yes
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2005-08-05
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Shirley Henderson, Joan Allen, Sam Neill, Simon Abkarian, Wil Johnson

IMDb ID: tt0381717 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 6.4 (3,290 votes)

Genres: Drama · Romance

In this film, told almost entirely in iambic pentameter, She is a scientist in a loveless marriage to Anthony, a devious politician. He is a Lebanese doctor in self-imposed exile, working as a chef in a London restaurant. They mee...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited Arab Emirates: Yes
Australia: Yes
Canada: Yes (English)
United Kingdom: Yes
Ireland: Yes (English)
India: Yes (English)
India: Yes (Hindi)
New Zealand: Yes (English)
United States: Yes
South Africa: Yes (English)
Bulgaria: Да (Bulgarian)
Russia: Да
Serbia: Da
Turkey: Evet (Turkish)
Hungary: Igen
Greece: Pathos horis kanones (DVD Title)
Mexico: Si
Poland: Tak
Japan: 愛をつづる詩 (Japanese)
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United StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsiambic pentameter
restaurant
lebanese
loss
muslimFilming LocationsCubaProduction CompaniesAdventure Pictures
GreeneStreet Films
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Directors

Sally Potter

Writers

Walter Donohue
Sally Potter

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Shirley Henderson | Character: Cleaner
Actor: Joan Allen | Character: She
Actor: Sam Neill | Character: Anthony
Actor: Simon Abkarian | Character: He
Actor: Wil Johnson | Character: Virgil
Actor: Gary Lewis | Character: Billy
Actor: Raymond Waring | Character: Whizzer
Actor: Stephanie Leonidas | Character: Grace
Actor: Barbara Oxley | Character: Cleaner in Swimming Pool
Actor: Samantha Bond | Character: Kate
Actor: Kev Orkian | Character: Waiter
Actor: George Antoni | Character: Kitchen Boss
Actor: Beryl Scott | Character: Cleaner in Laboratory
Actor: Sheila Hancock | Character: Aunt
Actor: Lol Coxhill | Character: Father Christmas
Actor: Charles Owen | Character: Priest
Actor: Mandy Coombes | Character: Nun
Actor: Beti Owen | Character: Nun
Actor: Dot Bond | Character: Cleaner in Nursing Home
Actor: Dorca Reyes Sanchez | Character: Woman in Cuban Apartment
Actor: Antoine Agoudjian | Character: Friend in Beirut
Actor: Christina Galstian | Character: Friend in Beirut
Actor: Nicholas Marino | Character: Photo Man

[Directors Group]
Name: Sally Potter | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Walter Donohue | Role: Writer
Name: Sally Potter | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Juan Basanta | Role: Producer
Name: Frank Cabrera | Role: Producer
Name: Andrew Fierberg | Role: Producer
Name: Diane Gelon | Role: Producer
Name: Cedric Jeanson | Role: Producer
Name: Nick Laws | Role: Producer
Name: John Penotti | Role: Producer
Name: Frank Cavreta Rode | Role: Producer
Name: Christopher Sheppard | Role: Producer
Name: Fisher Stevens | Role: Producer
Name: Paul Trijbits | Role: Producer
Name: Lucie Wenigerová | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Sally Potter | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Aleksey Rodionov | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Daniel Goddard | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Irene Lamb | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Carlos Conti | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Claire Spooner | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Jacqueline Durran | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Chantal Leothier | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Magaly Pompa | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Olivier Chiavassa | Role: Production Manager
Name: Jonathan Haren | Role: Production Manager
Name: Michael Manzi | Role: Production Manager
Name: Lara Saba | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Amy Coop | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Nick Laws | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Olivia Peniston-Bird | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Josh Hartnett | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Robert Brazier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Anne Delacour | Role: Sound Department
Name: Anthony Faust | Role: Sound Department
Name: George Hapig | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jean-Paul Mugel | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Seddon | Role: Sound Department
Name: Richard Street | Role: Sound Department
Name: Joakim Sundström | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pierre Tucat | Role: Sound Department
Name: Vincent Tulli | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Claire Deruelle Coutelle | Role: Visual Effects
Name: François Dupuy | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Olivier Poujaud | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Andreas Petrides | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Héctor Alfaro | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eric Bialas | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Anna Carrington | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Clayton | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sara Deane | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gautier Deblonde | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nicola Dove | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Humberto Figueroa | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Denis Garnier | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ben Kerr | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ariel Leyva | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dan Mudford | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Daniel Núñez Pérez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Barnaby Sweet | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Emily Craig | Role: Casting Department
Name: Alina Pombo | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Camille Benda | Role: Costume Department
Name: Elbia Rondón | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Aline Conan | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Lalit Goyal | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Tom Kinnersly | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Sean Lyons | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Bruno Patin | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Toby Ridgway | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Anja Siemens | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Jason Wheeler | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Carlos de la Huerta | Role: Location Management
Name: Nial Fulton | Role: Location Management
Name: Ben Gladstone | Role: Location Management
Name: Samson Haveland | Role: Location Management
Name: Fernando E. Medina | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Samy Bardet | Role: Music Department
Name: Thomas Bloch | Role: Music Department
Name: Jean-Pierre Drouet | Role: Music Department
Name: Fred Frith | Role: Music Department
Name: Osvaldo Golijov | Role: Music Department
Name: Gonzalo Grau | Role: Music Department
Name: Rostom Khachikian | Role: Music Department
Name: Thomas Koenig | Role: Music Department
Name: Franck Lebon | Role: Music Department
Name: Philippe Slominski | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Scott Bassett | Role: Production Department
Name: Hester Campbell | Role: Production Department
Name: Jorge García Lorenzo | Role: Production Department
Name: Dean Hagan | Role: Production Department
Name: David Purchas | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Penny Eyles | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Ian 'Fingers' Lisi | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Vicki Cherkas | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mike Clark-Hall | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Peter Eardley | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jared Goldman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Florian Halm | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joachim Höppner | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Brian Kornreich | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mary Lawless | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lori Lazar | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stephen Masters | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fiona Morham | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Poll Moussoulides | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Freya Pinsent | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pam Plummer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vivian Pombo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Amos Field Reid | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Martin Umbach | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Suzanne von Borsody | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Susanne von Medvey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joan Washington | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tim Williams | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: John Berger | Role: Thanks
Name: Tom Waits | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Yes | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2566848793/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2566848793/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564618362973.mp4?Expires=1788376828&Signature=ZP-YYBhXggVDSfhhq0STNUhlaV1PYAdrxDb~pPmGhxFdN1~D-lmKDLfT9STkIqpVYH-psAIEI31U3cCuweUr7~gZ-bukWb2WvGQjEatyfbU6Sd69gfsnX1~Z-lQx-QLAPOOw5dlfNln~ChK2nC8u0ylZBaGle7LsgzUHznz2wR8NW8hxQRvi-q79aj5Tw8hMiHkbfVsSAFaRskdy-QO~kKQWuQEvtA-fEujmLKzydeZa45A0O33WKnQKN7fAe9EdzHFVCDnA~stnCa1pzOeMWTCEVFLe8qGZugy4~qw5EmcZplfKCdtHrYi858bDTeuxFGw90pwJyxEz2RlypWInlA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: September 4, 2004 (Telluride Film Festival)
Canada: September 12, 2004 (Toronto International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: October 27, 2004 (BFI London Film Festival)
United States: May 22, 2005 (Seattle International Film Festival)
United States: June 24, 2005 (New York City, New York)
United Kingdom: August 5, 2005
Turkey: August 5, 2005
Denmark: August 22, 2005 (Copenhagen International Film Festival)
Netherlands: September 22, 2005
Greece: September 24, 2005 (Athens Film Festival)
Switzerland: September 29, 2005 (German speaking region)
France: October 6, 2005 (Dinard Festival of British Cinema)
Spain: October 12, 2005 (Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya)
Sweden: October 14, 2005
Belgium: October 15, 2005 (Image a Nation Film Festival)
Japan: October 15, 2005 (limited)
Iceland: October 27, 2005 (Iceland International Film Festival)
Japan: October 29, 2005 (Nagoya)
Thailand: November 10, 2005
Taiwan: November 10, 2005 (Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival)
Japan: November 12, 2005 (Osaka)
Belgium: December 14, 2005
Germany: January 5, 2006
Mexico: January 13, 2006
Israel: February 2, 2006
Argentina: March 11, 2006 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Australia: June 21, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Finland: August 4, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Poland: July 16, 2018 (Transatlantyk Film Festival)

Awards

Box Office

Yes