Possession

Release Date: 2002-08-16

Overview: 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.

Rating: 6 / 10

Cast

Gwyneth Paltrow

as Maud Bailey

Aaron Eckhart

as Roland Mitchell

Jeremy Northam

as Randolph Henry Ash

Jennifer Ehle

as Christabel LaMotte

Lena Headey

as Blanche Glover

Crew

Neil LaBute - Director
David Henry Hwang - Screenstory
Laura Jones - Screenplay
Neil LaBute - Screenplay
Claire Simpson - Editor

Reviews

JPV852:

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. ...