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Possession

Possession

The past will connect them. The passion will possess them.

20026.01h 42m

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.

Directed by Neil LaBute
Written by Laura Jones, Neil LaBute, David Henry Hwang
Produced by Barry Levinson, Paula Weinstein
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $10.1M

Top Cast

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow

Maud Bailey

Aaron Eckhart

Aaron Eckhart

Roland Mitchell

Jeremy Northam

Jeremy Northam

Randolph Henry Ash

Jennifer Ehle

Jennifer Ehle

Christabel LaMotte

Lena Headey

Lena Headey

Blanche Glover

Holly Aird

Holly Aird

Ellen Ash

Toby Stephens

Toby Stephens

Fergus Wolfe

Trevor Eve

Trevor Eve

Cropper

Georgia Mackenzie

Georgia Mackenzie

Paola

Tom Hollander

Tom Hollander

Euan

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or book

About Possession

Possession is a drama, mystery, romance film released in 2002 exploring themes of based on novel or book. Directed by Neil LaBute, it stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Jeremy Northam. 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.

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