
During a secretive business trip away, Mark learns that his wife Anna is growing restless in what he believed was their happy marriage. Upon his return home, he learns from her that she wants a divorce. They both go through a series of different emotions related to their situation, Mark's which is generally obsessive about learning why Anna, who he still loves, wants the divorce, and Anna's which is generally increasingly histrionic in getting away from Mark. Caught in the mi... (Full plot summary below)
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During a secretive business trip away, Mark learns that his wife Anna is growing restless in what he believed was their happy marriage. Upon his return home, he learns from her that she wants a divorce. They both go through a series of different emotions related to their situation, Mark's which is generally obsessive about learning why Anna, who he still loves, wants the divorce, and Anna's which is generally increasingly histrionic in getting away from Mark. Caught in the middle is their infant son Bob, who Mark uses as a gage to Anna's mental state. Anna states that her want for the divorce is not because of another man, but Mark finds out that Anna has a lover named Heinrich. In the meantime, Mark also meets Bob's teacher Helen, who looks exactly like Anna, but is her polar opposite in temperament. Starting a relationship with Helen lessens his obsession with Anna. But as Mark and Anna's encounters together reach more emotional and violent levels, Mark, with help of a private investigative firm, learns that Anna's love life is not all that it appears. Anna's true obsession has a somewhat gruesome process and nothing will stop her from reaching her end goal.
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| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonSo unabashedly romantic and passionately goofy that it not only confirms LaBute as one of America's great talents but also clocks in as one of the year's best American films. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeIf the idea sounds drier than James Bond's martini that's because you haven't seen Possession. |
| Journal News (Westchester, NY)Marshall FineA captivating excursion in which a fascination with literary academia spawns a lushly romantic tale that's impossible to resist. |
| Houston Community NewspapersGary BrownA poignant love story of two couples interwoven between the present and 1859 England. |
| Norman TranscriptJim ChastainAt first, I was critical of the cold and lifeless relationship between Roland and Maud. But, upon greater reflection, I realized that was exactly the point. |
| Cinema em CenaPablo VillaçaA idéia do amor trágico soa romântica para estes casais, o que é curioso. Mas, no geral, o filme é extremamente enfadonho. |
| About.comRebecca MurrayThere's nothing harried or rushed about the editing - the story builds naturally and with a steady rhythm all its own. |
| eFilmCritic.comJames E. LaczkowskiOn the outside looking in with not much possession on the part of the viewer. Possibly LaBute's weakest and most languid film to date. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenTo the film's credit, the Victorian era is seen as sexier than our own. |
| Detroit NewsSusan StarkCatch your breath, kindred spirits: Possession is the most romantic movie to come our way since The English Patient. |