
Julius Morlang is a successful art photographer who has moved on after the tragic suicide of his first wife, Ellen. He has found a new muse and lover in Ann, a younger version of Ellen. With the expected success of his new exhibition a near certainty, life for Morlang seems almost perfect - for now. But the past still haunts him. The voice of his dead wife appears on his answering machine - someone sends him her funeral announcement. Paranoia grows, and he is not sure whom he... (Full plot summary below)
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Julius Morlang is a successful art photographer who has moved on after the tragic suicide of his first wife, Ellen. He has found a new muse and lover in Ann, a younger version of Ellen. With the expected success of his new exhibition a near certainty, life for Morlang seems almost perfect - for now. But the past still haunts him. The voice of his dead wife appears on his answering machine - someone sends him her funeral announcement. Paranoia grows, and he is not sure whom he can trust. What is real and is imagined - and can you trust the one you love?
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| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumA portentous and goopy Dutch drama, in which the holy agony of creative expression is accompanied by plinky music, and the wild Irish countryside is always kissed in mist. |
| Boston HeraldJames VerniereSpins a tangled web of adultery, betrayal and professional and personal jealousy in the heady world of European high art. |
| E! OnlineE! StaffWithout enough suspense, surprise or engagement, this pretty-as-a-picture piece feels as flat as one of Freeman's paintings. |
| New York PostMegan LehmannA postcard-pretty psychological drama that's too moody and enigmatic for its own good. |
| Village VoiceDavid NgA murder mystery so artfully restrained you almost expect Diana Rigg to deliver a witty epilogue. |
| User ReviewShawn HBased on most of the negative reviews, it appears that they didn't understand the story. One negative reviewer says plainly so, asking Why this and Why that. I believe the answer is obvious in two key points in the film. I won't be giving it away. If you see my rather unimportant review and want to know the answer, message me at my gmail ... stegokitty. With that out of the way, I thought the very low-key story was mesmerizing. Definitely confusing at first because all of the memories are jumbled. And in fact you can't (at first) tell what's in the past and what's in the present. But these things come together in the end rather nicely. I'd definitely see another film by this director and writer(s). Just a note -- the scenes of nudity, both partial and frontal, are entirely unnecessary, and do nothing to move the story forward. This could, in fact, have turned out to be a classic movie if it weren't for that. So while it's not a film that I particularly want to watch again anytime soon (though in a few years it'd be neat to do as I'd've forgotten much of the plot) I found it intriguing, |
| User ReviewMeagunn HWhile this was really well photographed and edited, what with the cuts jumping between the past and present, I didn't feel that the characterizations were nearly deep enough nor did the twist at the end at all justify the buildup. You don't get to know enough about Julius to even begin to justify his past actions. Better than standard Hollywood fare, but still disappointing. |
| User ReviewMark APenning's feature directing debut, which he co-wrote, has visual flair but lacks the tightly plotted storytelling this type of film requires. Relying on mood isn't enough to make the outcome truly compelling. |
| User ReviewLara WA subtle film that explores the limits of jealousy. In flashback, a successful artist recounts two recent loves, the first his wife, the second a mistress. The film takes a while to get moving on the plot, but is artful in the mean time with some amazing transition shots. Our artist finds himself holding information that could save his wife's life, but she has also recently told him that she had an affair, and used the following words in her less than humble confession: every, position, many, times. What would you do? |
| User ReviewMeteka Ospectacular scenery does not compensate for boring artwork, facial hair tricks do not fool us into believing flashbacks; what was probably meant to intrigue the viewer only manages to annoy |