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Adore ()

Adoration (original title)
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A pair of childhood friends and neighbors fall for each other's sons.

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Cast

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Lil
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Roz
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Ian
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Tom
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Harold
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Mary
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Hannah
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Saul
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Molly
Skye Sutherland ...
Young Roz
Sarah Henderson ...
Young Lil
Isaac Cocking ...
Young Tom
Brody Mathers ...
Young Ian
Alice Roberts ...
Roz's grand-daughter
Charlee Thomas ...
Lil's grand-daughter
Drew Fairley ...
Theatre Director
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Oswald
Sally Cahill ...
Mrs. Alving
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Punter
Scott Pirlo ...
Western Yachts Assistant
Graham Jackson ...
Clergyman
Katrina Norman ...
Roz Swimming Double
Harley Ingleby ...
Tom Surf Double
Granger Larsen ...
Ian Surf Double
Nat Watts ...
Young Tom Surf Double
Solomon Lee ...
Young Ian Surf Double
Caleb Tancred ...
Young Surf Double
Ethan Davis ...
Young Surf Double
Petra Flower ...
Young Roz Swimming Double
Karla Berg ...
Young Lil Swimming Double
Genevieve Hegney ...
Workshop Performer
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Workshop Performer
James Beaufort ...
Workshop Performer (as James McFay)
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Workshop Performer
Bianca Bateman ...
Stand-in
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dane Eade ...
Surfer lifeguard (uncredited)
Jeremiah Krage ...
Telephone Boy (uncredited)

Directed by

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Anne Fontaine ... (directed by)

Written by

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Anne Fontaine ... (screenplay) &
Doris Lessing ... (book "The Grandmothers")
 
Christopher Hampton ... (adaptation)
Anne Fontaine ... (adaptation)
 
Christopher Hampton ... (dialogue)

Produced by

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Dominique Besnehard ... co-producer
Francis Boespflug ... co-producer
Philippe Carcassonne ... producer (produced by)
Sidonie Dumas ... executive producer
Michel Feller ... producer
Barbara Gibbs ... producer
Troy Lum ... executive producer
Andrew Mason ... producer (produced by)
Naomi Watts ... executive producer

Music by

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Christopher Gordon ... (music by)

Cinematography by

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Christophe Beaucarne ... director of photography

Editing by

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Luc Barnier
Ceinwen Berry

Editorial Department

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Barbara Albucher ... post-production coordinator: Technicolor Paris
Veronique Algan ... assistant editor: France
Sandrine Boulet ... post-production coordinator: France
Arnaud Caréo ... conformation: Technicolor Paris (as Arnaud Careo)
Varujan Gumusel ... digital intermediate operations director: Technicolor Paris
Julia Jackson ... post-production coordinator: Australia
Thomas Jodeau ... post-production coordinator: Technicolor Paris
Jane Leblond ... conformation: Technicolor Paris
Julie Marceau ... conformation: Technicolor Paris
Matthieu Monteux ... video mastering
Basia Ozerski ... first assistant editor: Australia
Fabien Pascal ... digital intermediate colorist
Sandrine Therien ... post-production coordinator: Technicolor Paris
Mathilde Van de Moortel ... assistant editor: France

Casting By

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Nikki Barrett ... (casting)
Antonia Dauphin ... (casting)

Production Design by

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Annie Beauchamp ... (production design)

Art Direction by

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Sophie Nash

Set Decoration by

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Sara Mathers

Costume Design by

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Joanna Mae Park ... (costumes)

Makeup Department

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Michal Bigger ... personal makeup artist: Ms. Watts & Ms. Wright
Melissa Chew ... makeup assistant: Ms. Watts & Ms. Wright
Ziggy Golden ... hairdresser: Ms. Watts & Ms. Wright
Anna Gray ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Tia Stephanou ... makeup assistant
Shane Thomas ... hair supervisor / makeup department head / makeup supervisor
Dion Marc ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Sylvie Barthet ... pre-production manager
Ludovic Brun ... assistant unit manager
Guy Courtecuisse ... post-production manager
Philippe Desmoulins ... head of production: Gaumont
André Labbouz ... post-production supervisor: Gaumont
Simon Lucas ... unit manager
Nathaniel Purdon ... assistant unit manager (as Nat Purdon)
Cécile Rémy-Boutang ... administratrice de production
Perry Stapleton ... production manager: surf unit
Anna Steel ... production manager
Fiona Young ... unit manager: surf unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Nerida Groth ... third assistant director
Scott Lovelock ... second assistant director
Mathieu Schiffman ... unit director: surf unit
Chris Webb ... first assistant director
Adam Smillie ... first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department

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Christopher Bruce ... senior buyer (as Chris Bruce) / set dresser (as Chris Bruce)
Katherine Campbell ... buyer (as Kate Campbell) / set dresser
Jodie Cooper ... art department runner
Ed Cotton ... Restitution Supervisor
Dane Eade ... stand-by carpenter
Tania Einberg ... head greens / property master
Greg Hajdu ... construction coordinator: sydney / construction: pontoon
Mark Harman ... assistant standby props
Steven Jones-Evans ... additional design
Matt Jordin ... scenic artist
Robert Moxham ... standby props
Mick Owen ... construction leading hand
John Pickering ... construction supervisor
Jocelyn Thomas ... art ocoordinator
Roland Vetter ... set builder
Jamie Cranney ... art department assistant (uncredited)
Dane Eade ... set builder (uncredited)
Ben Evans ... pre production art department runner (uncredited)
Eli Faen ... painter (uncredited)
Jenny Hitchcock ... set designer (uncredited)
Geoff Kemmis ... concept model maker (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Craig Beckett ... adr recordist
Francis Byrne ... sound assistant
Pascal Chauvin ... foley artist
Simon Courtecuisse ... assistant foley recordist / assistant re-recording mixer
Mark DeSimone ... adr mixer
Philippe Dongé ... sound re-recording assistant (as Philippe Donge)
Thomas Gastinel ... boom operator
Jean-Pierre Laforce ... re-recording mixer
Peter Miller ... sound designer
Marc Mnémosyne ... sound re-recording assistant (as Marc Mnemosyne)
Michel Monier ... dolby consultant
Elizabeth Nebout-Mevel ... sound director: creative services, France
Bridget O'Driscoll ... dialogue editor
Julie Roué ... assistant sound editor (as Julie Roue)
Brigitte Taillandier ... sound recordist
Franck Tassel ... foley assistant
Francis Wargnier ... supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by

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Ben Blick-Hodge ... visual effects data i/o: Definition Films Australia
Trish Cahill ... visual effects digital colorist: Definition Films Australia
Soren Dyne ... visual effects coordinator: Definition Films Australia
David Gross ... visual effects supervisor: Definition Films Australia
Nichole Walkling ... visual effects facilities producer: Definition Films Australia

Stunts

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Dean Gould ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Simon Allan ... best boy electric
Ian Barton ... dolly grip
Richard Brown ... grip assistant / remote head technician
Iñaki de Ubago ... a camera second assistant camera (as Inaki De Ubago)
Chris Follett ... electrics assistant
David Griffiths ... grip: surf unit
Josh Hamill ... key grip
James Hopwood ... best boy grip
Miles Jones ... gaffer
Lawton Lonsdale ... video assist
Gerard Maher ... first assistant camera: surf unit
James McKay ... video split: surf unit
Matt Nettheim ... still photographer
Alex Petosevic ... electrics assistant
Rick Rifici ... underwater director of photography: surf unit
Marc Spicer ... director of photography: surf unit
Matt Toll ... first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Matthew Toll)
Viliami Topui ... electrics assistant (as Villiami 'Willy' Topui)
Charlie Whitaker ... second assistant camera: surf unit
Meg White ... truck loader
Nick Wright ... company grip

Casting Department

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Sarah Nathan ... casting assistant
Alanna Perry ... extras casting
Natalie Wall ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Adam Dalli ... costume supervisor
Yolanda El Khouri ... costume assistant
Kate Marinovich ... assistant standby costume (as Kate Abercromby)
Fiona Nichols ... stand-by costumer (as Fiona Nicolls)
Xanthe Heubel ... costume buyer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Peter Lawless ... location manager
Jacki Tipton ... additional location scout
Albany Asher ... location assistant (uncredited)
Daniel Power ... location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

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Elaine Beckett ... studio manager: The Simon Leadley Scoring Stage Trackdown Studios Sydney
Christo Curtis ... music recording engineer
James Ezra ... assistant music recording engineer
Christopher Gordon ... orchestrator
Alex Henery ... orchestra contractor
Andrew Kotatko ... music supervisor
Michael Lira ... song arranger: "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" / song producer: "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries"
Magic Fire Orchestra ... musicians
Antony Partos ... composer: additional music
Nicholas Rowse ... floor manager

Script and Continuity Department

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Sophie Fabbri-Jackson ... script supervisor
Judy Morris ... script editor

Transportation Department

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Dunstan Foss ... jet ski #2: surf unit
Peter Giuliani ... cast driver: Ms Wright
Kobi Graham ... jet ski #1: surf unit
Daniel Kay ... production driver
Zac Kostyrka ... production driver
Peter Livesey ... vehicle wrangler
Mikki Pallas ... cast driver: Ms Watts
Adrial Young ... casual safety driver: surf unit
David Young ... cast driver

Additional Crew

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Jean-Marc Balmayer ... post-production accounting
Elise Barrow ... catering assistant
Fabrice Batieau ... head of finance: Gaumont
Charlotte Bayle ... main credits designed by
Jeanne Billaud ... mon voisin production
Amanda Birchnoff ... payroll accountant
Sandrine Boulet ... production coordinator: Ciné-
Adam Butler ... epk director
Nicholas Byers ... catering assistant (as Nich Byers)
Steve Campton ... unit assistant
Nick Carroll ... surf consultant: surf unit
Ghislaine Cauet-Martinotto ... production coordinator: Gaumoint
Olivier Chavassa ... sales
Annie Clapton ... production secretary
François Clerc ... head of distribution: Gaumont
Nick Cole ... special counsel
Jane Corden ... post-production accounting: Moneypenny Services Group
Adrian Cordero ... production assistant
Thomas Doustaly ... script adviser: France
Marine Forde ... head of legal affairs: Gaumont
Cécile Gaget ... head of international operations: Gaumont
Dean Gould ... safety coordinator
Angie Hampson ... unit assistant
Katie Harris ... unit nurse
Meredith Hussey ... production coordinator
Nini Le Huynh ... assistant: Ms. Wright (as Nini Huynh)
Julia Jackson ... assistant: Andrew Mason
Delphine Joly ... cost controller: Gaumont
Antoine Le Carpentier ... coordinator
Caroline Liu ... assistant production accountant
Peter Livesey ... runner
Killian Maguire ... on-set production assistant
Catherine McDonnell ... legal services: cast
Judith Miller ... legal and business affairs partner: DLA Piper Australia PTY
Reza Mokhtar ... catering: Reza's Catering
Brigitte Monkerhey-Couét ... post-production accounting (as Brigitte Monkerhey)
Christine Moran ... post-production accounting: Moneypenny Services Group / production accountant
Pierre Moreau ... senior vice president: creative services, Europe/Asia
Richard Mugridge ... unit assistant
Fiona Nix ... unit publicist
Lauren Porcelli ... assistant: Ms. Watts
Pat Powell ... ducks: surf unit, Pacific Palms SLSC
Mathilde Renwick ... production assistant
Danielle Roffe ... accent and dialogue coach
Cécile Rémy-Boutang ... production administrator: France (as Cécile Remy-Boutang)
Mathieu Schiffman ... director's liaison
Jérôme Soulet ... head of television video and new media: Gaumont
Ariane Toscan Du Plantier ... head of publicity: Gaumont
Georgia Williams ... assistant: Ms. Watts
Rebecca Wong ... assistant production coordinator
Carl Blacklidge ... marine coordinator (uncredited)
Kieran Cato ... unit assistant (uncredited)
Sean Mulcahy ... epk: video (uncredited)
Stephen Rutter ... travel manager (uncredited)

Thanks

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Rachel Okine ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Lil (Naomi Watts) and Roz (Robin Wright) are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotions that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention. Written by Anonymous

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Also Known As
  • Adore (Australia, English title)
  • Perfect Mothers (France)
  • Adore (Canada, English title)
  • Two Mothers (United States)
  • Adore (Indonesia, English title)
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Runtime
  • 112 min
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Budget $16,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Doris Lessing's original novel "The Grandmothers" was said to be based on a true incident. See more »
Goofs Sophie Lowe plays Hannah and Jessica Tovey plays Mary, but their roles are swapped in the end credits. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in Naomi Watts (2015). See more »
Soundtracks Beautiful Trash (Instrumental) See more »
Quotes Lil: It was just important for us to know it hadn't gone away. That it was still alive. Christ, I felt like I would suffocate if I didn't have it.
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