Chromophobia (film)

For the Gui Boratto album, see Chromophobia (album).

Chromophobia
The movie poster for Chromophobia.
Directed by	Martha Fiennes
Written by	Martha Fiennes
Produced by	Tarak Ben Ammar Ron Rotholz
Starring	Penélope Cruz Ralph Fiennes Kristin Scott Thomas
Music by	Magnus Fiennes
Distributed by	Quinta Communications
Release date	21 May 2005
Running time	136 minutes
Country	Template:FilmUK
Language	English
Budget	$10,000,000 (estimated)

Chromophobia is an ensemble film which debuted at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival in France. The films crew was made up of a brother-sister trio - Martha Fiennes wrote and directed in the film, Ralph Fiennes starred in the film, and Magnus Fiennes conducted the music for the film. The film was shot entirely in Great Britain and the Isle of Man.

Plot

Chromophobia comes from the Greek chroma which translates as color, and phobos, which translates to fear. The two form to create an portmanteau which it is assumed means "fear of color". (The actual condition of fear of colors is called chromatophobia.) Chromophobia takes a look at several people and relationships. These people are very wealthy and have become so obsessed with their wealth and material objects they are very detached from more important things in life. The things they choose to reject in their pursuit for the finer things in life include friendship, their own children, love, and integrity. At one point or another in the movie, each character begins to realize and then face their problems and in a sense their lives come crashing down. The characters then begin to see if they can get their lives back and carry on with a new look.

Cast

• Penélope Cruz as Gloria
• Ralph Fiennes as Stephen Tulloch
• Kristin Scott Thomas as Iona Aylesbury
• Rhys Ifans as Colin
• Ian Holm as Edward Aylesbury
• Damian Lewis as Marcus Aylesbury
• Ben Chaplin as Trent

External links

• Chromophobia at IMDb