Regie:
Brian De PalmaCamera:
José Luis AlcaineMuziek:
Pino DonaggioActeurs:
Rachel McAdams, Noomi Rapace, Karoline Herfurth, Paul Anderson, Rainer Bock, Benjamin Sadler, Dominic Raacke, Max Urlacher, Katrin Pollitt (meer)Samenvattingen(1)
Christine beschikt over een natuurlijke elegantie en flair die men associeert met iemand met veel geld en macht. Haar protégée, Isabelle, is onschuldig, lieftallig en weinig assertief, maar zit boordevol briljante ideeën die Christine zich zonder enige wroeging toe-eigent. Christine leidt haar pupil steeds dieper in een spel van verleiding, manipulatie, dominantie en vernedering. Maar wanneer Isabelle het bed in duikt met de minnaar van Christine, breekt de hel los. (Lumière Publishing)
(meer)Recensie (2)
The expressive means are the classical mainstream of Brian De Palma – nothing innovative or superfluous. But unfortunately, as it is traditional in his works, there too many script twists, mindfuck situations and plot turns. And adding some Lynch-like stuff to all of that is not very wise, either. Still, it's impossible not to prase the refined aesthetics and work with music and camera.
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A sober psychological thriller that smartly builds tension across parallelisms and constructive shots and montages that follow several storylines. The development of Noomi Rapace relies on the likeness of Rachel’s actions, while the plot develops according to the expectations of an erotic thriller about revenge (the sex is not very explicit, but represents a key motivational element) that is disrupted (again through parallelisms) by the intervention of a third party and the effectively variable communicativeness. The resolution is simple, but De Palma delivers it in a flamboyant dreamlike style that leaves room for diverse interpretations, which for me is a sign of filmmaking talent. Also, another great role for Rachel McAdams. 85%
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