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4.9/10   283 votes
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Richard Adams (novel)
Gordon Hessler (writer)
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Release Date:
29 September 1989 (USA) more
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A London art broker goes to Copenhagen where he requires the services of a secretary fluent in Danish... more | add synopsis
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Good story poorly told more (9 total)

Cast

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Meg Tilly ... Karin
Rupert Frazer ... Alan
Nicholas Le Prevost ... The Vicar
Elspet Gray ... Mrs. Dresland
Lynsey Baxter ... Barbara
Jean Boht ... Mrs. Taswell
Lorna Heilbron ... Flick
Ljuba Castot ... Child in Water
Helen Cherry ... Lady Alice
Mogens Dalsgaard ... Concert Pianist
Su Elliot ... Nurse
June Ellis ... Lady at Auction
Patrick Godfrey ... Coroner
Ebbe Langberg ... Per Simonsen
Preston Lockwood ... Man at Sothebys
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119 min
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3 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
Good story poorly told, 10 May 1999
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Author: Curtis Mark Stratmeyer (curtstrat@msn.com) from Bellevue, Washington

I remember the buzz about this movie when it came out. The sexuality, the ethereal, metaphysical theme. Sounds intriguing, no? Therefore I was surprised to see Maltin call it "unwatchable" and "a stinker". That was all before I watched it. Now that I have, I tend to agree with Leonard. Ebert's review is interesting because he "didn't get it" either, and seemed to say that the movie had accomplished something by puzzling him. You're too kind, Roger. This could have been a great movie. Each scene was well shot. Unfortunately, the whole was less than the sum of its parts. I was going to blame the Director but perhaps the Editor was more to blame. The faults: 1) the mystery, when revealed, didn't ring true. 2) the sex was totally un-erotic. 3) the visions were confusing and hokey. 4) [perhaps most annoying of all] All of Meg Tilly's lines were delivered in a whisper and with a horrible attempt at a german accent, 50% of her dialog was unintelligible.

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