Breaking and Entering (2006)

Director:

Anthony Minghella

Writer:

Anthony Minghella (written by)

Release Date:

26 January 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Love is no ordinary crime.

Plot:

A Landscape Architect's dealings with a young thief cause him to re-evaluate his life.

Plot Keywords:

Architect | Stakeout | Parkour | Mother Son Relationship | Extramarital Affair

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Jude Law	...	Will
Robin Wright Penn	...	Liv
Martin Freeman	...	Sandy
Rafi Gavron	...	Miro
Ed Westwick	...	Zoran
Serge Soric	...	Driver
Velibor Topic	...	Vlado
Rad Lazar	...	Dragan
Ting Ting Hu	...	Wei Ping (as Ting-Ting Hu)
Romi Aboulafia	...	Orit
Poppy Rogers	...	Beatrice
Eleanor Matsuura	...	Ruby
Anna Chancellor	...	Kate
Juliette Binoche	...	Amira
Lisa Kay	...	PC Primus

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and language.

Runtime:

USA:120 min | Canada:120 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:120 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | Serbo-Croatian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R | UK:15 | Ireland:16 | Netherlands:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:M18 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-11 | Japan:PG-12 | Germany:12 | Australia:M | New Zealand:M | South Korea:18 | Brazil:16

Filming Locations:

Alexandra Park, Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, Muswell Hill, London, England, UK

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

The last film directed by Anthony Minghella to be theatrically released.

Quotes:

Amira Simic: You steal someone's heart, that's really a crime.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Daily Show: (2007-01-18)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

True Skool

Solid Construction

Being a fan of Jude Law was essentially the incentive to go and watch this film. Before the film actually started i was unaware of the overt plot. Set in the outskirts and center of King's Cross, with modern architecture and two 'families' with contrasting backgrounds seem to intrigue me. Without detailing the film too much, the concept seem simple, and common. Yet it seemed to be so well crafted and intricately devised. Jude Law gave a very honest and truthful and convincing performance alongside Robin Wright Penn, the sleep deprived worn girlfriend. Penn gave a delicate yet fierce performance particularly at the end, when she lashes out at Will for all the preceding predicaments that he had caused. Juliette Binonche, a french actor with a wide range of persona skills depict the sense of solemness to a high degree. Her accent was very realistic and above all her presence was credible.

Though this film has the intentions of establishing a dramatically intense atmosphere, the tension breaks with a touch of crude humour when the prostitute appears. Although strictly speaking this would normally be facetious, it works perfectly well.

With the film's score weaved in the background, it creates a 5 star film. The actors give an almost impeccable performance, and will ensure a string of credits to their name.