A tense, claustrophobic political thriller features a talented ensemble both on screen and behind the scenes. Dealing with a political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government. Paulina Escobar (Sigourney Weaver) is a political activist whose husband is a prominent lawyer (Stuart Wilson) in an unnamed South American country just out of a dictatorship. One day a storm forces her husband to ride home with a neighbor. That chance encounter brings up demons from her past, as she is convinced that the neighbor , Dr. Miranda (Ben Kingsley), is her torturer. As she becomes prosecutor , judge, jury and perhaps executioner. Prepare yourself for the moment of truth !. Tonight, mercy will be buried with the past !. How long would you wait... How much would you risk... How far would you go... for the truth?
A dramatic, stagy and twisted film in which there is a cruel game between revenge and compassion from the Ariel Dorfman play. Here the main accused learns the dangers of picking up stranded motorists, as he is bound, gagged and roughed up by the new empowered and vengeful Paulina. The film is slow-moving and extremely interesting, until the final part in which tension , suspense and thriller enhances, getting success enough. This is an attractive story in short budget about the classic confrontation between three stars, with ordinay battle of wills . None of it is exactly unpredictable, but director Roman Polanski does it well within its limitations and gettting well-observed portraits from the three only protagonists. Interpretations are really fabulous Sigourney as a former political prisoner and torture victim who turn the tables on the man - magnificently by Ben Kinsgley - she believes was her tormentor, while pressing her civil rights lawyer husband- stunningly performed by Stuart Wilson- into duty as defence attorney.
Although it is mostly performed indoors and minimal scenarios , it contains colorful and appropriate cinematography by Tonino Delli Colli, as well as a tense and poignant musical score by Wojciech Kilar. The motion picture was co-written by Rafael Yglesias and Ariel Dorfman and professionally directed by the Polish Roman Polanski . Polanski's cinematic trajectory is hard , problematic and full of incidents. In 1968, Polanski went to Hollywood, where he made the psychological thriller, Rosemary's Baby (1968). However, after the brutal murder of his wife, Sharon Tate, by the Manson Family in 1969, the director decided to return to Europe. In 1974, he again made a US release - it was Chinatown (1974) . It seemed the beginning of a promising Hollywood career, but after his conviction for the sodomy of a 13-year old girl, Polanski fled from he USA to avoid prison. After Tess (1979), which was awarded several Oscars and Cesars, his works in 1980s and 1990s became intermittent and rarely approached the caliber of his earlier films. In 1992 made Bitter Moon , but it doesn't succeed as the erotic drama it's intented to be and including some ludicrous lines from what must be Polanski's worst movie . It wasn't until The pianist (2002) that Polanski came back to full form. His career is full of hits and some flops , such as : his big success Rosemary's Baby , Chinatown, The pianist , Oliver Twist , Frantic, Dance of vampire , among others . And The Ghost Writer (2010) in which Polanski was arrested September 2009 in Switzerland, post-production was never put on hold , he then oversaw every step of the film and made all of the artistic decisions. He finished editing the movie while in a Swiss prison and in December 2009, Roman was released on bail but placed under house arrest . And later Polanski made Carnage (2011) , Venus in furs (2013) , J'accuse (2019) and D'après une histoire vraie (2017) or Based on a True Story. Death and the Maiden(1994) is a decently made Polanki film, whose rating results to be 7/10 .
A dramatic, stagy and twisted film in which there is a cruel game between revenge and compassion from the Ariel Dorfman play. Here the main accused learns the dangers of picking up stranded motorists, as he is bound, gagged and roughed up by the new empowered and vengeful Paulina. The film is slow-moving and extremely interesting, until the final part in which tension , suspense and thriller enhances, getting success enough. This is an attractive story in short budget about the classic confrontation between three stars, with ordinay battle of wills . None of it is exactly unpredictable, but director Roman Polanski does it well within its limitations and gettting well-observed portraits from the three only protagonists. Interpretations are really fabulous Sigourney as a former political prisoner and torture victim who turn the tables on the man - magnificently by Ben Kinsgley - she believes was her tormentor, while pressing her civil rights lawyer husband- stunningly performed by Stuart Wilson- into duty as defence attorney.
Although it is mostly performed indoors and minimal scenarios , it contains colorful and appropriate cinematography by Tonino Delli Colli, as well as a tense and poignant musical score by Wojciech Kilar. The motion picture was co-written by Rafael Yglesias and Ariel Dorfman and professionally directed by the Polish Roman Polanski . Polanski's cinematic trajectory is hard , problematic and full of incidents. In 1968, Polanski went to Hollywood, where he made the psychological thriller, Rosemary's Baby (1968). However, after the brutal murder of his wife, Sharon Tate, by the Manson Family in 1969, the director decided to return to Europe. In 1974, he again made a US release - it was Chinatown (1974) . It seemed the beginning of a promising Hollywood career, but after his conviction for the sodomy of a 13-year old girl, Polanski fled from he USA to avoid prison. After Tess (1979), which was awarded several Oscars and Cesars, his works in 1980s and 1990s became intermittent and rarely approached the caliber of his earlier films. In 1992 made Bitter Moon , but it doesn't succeed as the erotic drama it's intented to be and including some ludicrous lines from what must be Polanski's worst movie . It wasn't until The pianist (2002) that Polanski came back to full form. His career is full of hits and some flops , such as : his big success Rosemary's Baby , Chinatown, The pianist , Oliver Twist , Frantic, Dance of vampire , among others . And The Ghost Writer (2010) in which Polanski was arrested September 2009 in Switzerland, post-production was never put on hold , he then oversaw every step of the film and made all of the artistic decisions. He finished editing the movie while in a Swiss prison and in December 2009, Roman was released on bail but placed under house arrest . And later Polanski made Carnage (2011) , Venus in furs (2013) , J'accuse (2019) and D'après une histoire vraie (2017) or Based on a True Story. Death and the Maiden(1994) is a decently made Polanki film, whose rating results to be 7/10 .