When was duplicity filmed

They don't make hotels like this anymore: polished parquet and marble, antiques, gilt, sky-high ceilings and towering flower arrangements.

And the ballroom of the St. Regis Grand Hotel, Rome stands in for Zurich in a scene where Owen's and Roberts' corporate-spy characters try for a big score with Swiss businessmen, Striem says. The fabulous quarters in Rome, where the two spend three days in bed, can't be reserved for an overnight stay. The cafeteria and music room of the Convent of the Sacred Heart school in the historic Otto Kahn Mansion and James Burden Mansion on Manhattan's Upper East Side — which can be rented for film shoots and special events — were transformed into the lavish Italian bedroom that inspires the spies to lie low, abetted by room service, and dream of living the suite life.

Moviemakers "were very respectful. But not to worry: "There's no frontal nudity," he says. Maybe not. Roberts and Owen, who sizzled together in the simpler and more satisfying "Closer," nonetheless manifest the sparks one more time as Claire and Ray. Claire is, as one might expect, a cool, collected and impossibly stylish woman whose beauty is equalled by her intelligence and emotional strength. Ray, on the other hand, is debonair, in control and, yet, sensitive to just the point that one can see why he and Claire do spark.

While Roberts' Claire may like the femme fatale qualities of a Jolie, she succeeds in bringing Claire alive in a a sort of retro throwback to the early days of these types of films in the 40's and 50's.

Owen shows us, it would seem, what he was trying to do with "The International" and what he might've been like as James Bond, though I'll still take Daniel Craig in that role. Here, however, Owen is stylish, intense, charming and funny all wrapped up in one and his chemistry with Roberts brings to mind that between Clooney and Zeta-Jones in "Intolerable Cruelty.

If you think about it, "Michael Clayton" was confusing. Gilroy has a tendency as a writer to offer too many details, often unnecessary and intrusive. In "Michael Clayton," one could survive this because Clooney was clearly the focal point of the film and Clooney could sell it. In "Duplicity," Gilroy gets even more detailed, again unnecessarily so, and while one can easily argue that Roberts and Owen are the film's focal point it seems to be less true.

Yes, Claire and Ray are the central storyline. Yet, Gilroy has surrounded them with equally entertaining corporate CEO's, both Wilkinson and Giamatti are awesome here, and the film's production values are so stellar that the central storyline is less, well, central. However, Tully and Garsik do not get wet. Quotes Ray Koval : I think about you all the time.

Crazy credits At the end of the movie, we see images of the supporting characters while each actor is credited. User reviews Review. Top review. As with any spy film, a certain amount of complexity in the script is to be expected. However this spy film adds on plot twists, flash backs, back stabbing and double agents with so much frequency that it left me scratching my head by its end.

As an on screen team Julia Roberts and Clive Owen work well together but even their performances were drowned out by the sheer complexity of the script. There are also welcome surprises from the supporting cast, each of whom seemed to have their fair share of witty dialogue. Ultimately the movie is less about a romance between rival spies, and is more about keeping its audience wondering just how the plot can twist next.

As the final credits role one looming question remains: "What happened here? FAQ 6. Is "Duplicity" based on a book? Who and why are the two men fighting during the opening scene? Why does Garsik use a double?

Details Edit. Release date March 20, United States. United States Germany. Official site Spain Official site France. English Spanish Russian German. Rome, Lazio, Italy. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 2 hours 5 minutes.