Product Details

• Actors: Kevin McKidd, Julie Graham, Simon Callow, Harriet Walter, Christopher Fulford
• Directors: Rose Troche
• Producers: Bedrooms and Hallways ( Bedrooms & Hallways ), Bedrooms and Hallways, Bedrooms & Hallways
• Format: Import, PAL
• Language: English
• Region: Region 4 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Rainbow
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000V3LG22
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #400,283 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Australia released, PAL/Region 4 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: A man (Kevin McKidd) enters therapy after many failed relationships and is disconsolate about having any social life. In the group session, he comes clean about his feelings for another group member (James Purefoy) which leads to a homosexual affair. Then the situation is complicated by the re-union with his original high school sweetheart (Jennifer Ehle) and the whole thing transcends into sexual ambiguity.
...Bedrooms and Hallways ( Bedrooms & Hallways )

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliantly light hearted, December 18, 2011

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This review is from: Bedrooms and Hallways ( Bedrooms & Hallways ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia ] (DVD)

Bedrooms and Hallways is one of my favourite movies of all time. Rose Troche has made a film that captures the essential characteristics of life in an inner city location. The characters are, like most British films, lifelike and authentic. The actors are interesting, and they create characters who bring an interesting dimension to the film.

Some people will find the content of this film offensive and/or challenging. The sight of two male characters snogging is enough to offend a lot of viewers. However, the storyline is robust enough to transcend the 'gay interest' pigeon hole. The story does not focus on the homosexual love themes, but includes them in a broader storyline that devotes far more of the plot to the exploration of heterosexual relationships. There are plenty of clever inclusions for intelligent viewers and movie buffs. For instance, there is a phallic symbol strategically located in nearly every scene, and finding them, and other satirical elements, is half the fun of watching this film. (This self-awareness of the classic unconcious 'projection' gives the movie a definite post-modern quality). At one point, two of the central characters are seen arguing about a movie, as to whether it was 'pastiche' or 'satire'. The movie they obstensibly went to see could just have easily been this one! There are numerous double entendres throughout the film that are very funny, in that understated, erect British manner. The film pokes a lot of cheek at the whole 'new age' scene, but without being preachy or denigrating. The film does not take itself too seriously, and this is why it is able to make some interesting and challenging social comments without being offensive or lame. The scenes of the men having a 'wild man' weekend camp are hilarious, and so typical of urban men taken out of their comfort zone. In conclusion, this film is funny, bright, articulate and cheeky - though it will take some viewers out of their own prosaic comfort zone and challenge them with a new perception of what is, or should be, totally acceptable.