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Director:
Raoul Ruiz
Writer (WGA):
Duane Poole (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
4 December 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Thriller more
Plot:
Confusing realities surface in this paranoid film dealing with the fragile nature of a young woman (Anne... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

William Baldwin ... Brian
Anne Parillaud ... Jessie Markham
Lisanne Falk ... Paula / Laura

Graham Greene ... Detective
Bulle Ogier ... Mrs. Ford
Billy Wilmott ... Lamond
O'Neil Peart ... Simon
Leonie Forbes ... Isabel

Rick Ravanello ... Man in Restraurant

Marc Akerstream ... Man in Motorboat
Peter Hanlon ... Dr. Cohen / Dr. Tolan
Alwyn Scott ... Hotel Manager
Pablo Hoilett ... Waiter / Waiter #2
Fay Ellington ... Shop Clerk
Ilona Margolis ... Lucy
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence, sexuality and some language.
Runtime:
Canada:103 min | USA:102 min | Argentina:104 min
Country:
UK | Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color

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For those who like Hitchcock, 15 November 2007
5/10
Author: lastliberal from Florida

One of the the things you can do as a new director is to get a great Director of Photography. He can help you avoid mistakes and save your butt.

Raoul Ruiz is not a new director, he has over 90 films to his credit, but he is fairly new to the United States. This is supposed to be his "official" debut film.

So, he gets Robby Müller to do the cinematography. Great choice, as directors like Wim Wenders (13 times, including Paris Texas) and Jim Jarmunch (Ghost Dog, Way of the Samauri) like to use him on their pictures.

Unfortunately, the great cinematography and a sexy star, Anne Parillaud (La Femme Nikita, Innocent Blood), can't make up for lousy music and bad "B" movie dialog, even if the story is somewhat interesting. Yes, I hung in there to see what happens, and, no, I am still not sure.

It did have Graham Greene (Die Hard with a Vengeance, The Green Mile) and that made it more palatable through the bad parts.

Don't rent, but you may want to catch it on cable.

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