Ohjaus:
Neil LaButeKuvaus:
James L. CarterSävellys:
Elvis CostelloNäyttelijät:
Rachel Weisz, Paul Rudd, Gretchen Mol, Frederick Weller, Jennifer Crystal Foley, Carles SansJuonikuvaukset(1)
Evelynin (Rachel Weisz) ja Adamin (Paul Rudd) suhde voimistuu tasaista tahtia. Evelynin kasvavan otteen vaikutus Adamin henkiseen ja psyykkiseen kehitykseen huolestuttaa tämän ystäviä Jennyä (Gretchen Mol) ja Philipiä (Frederick Weller), mikä johtaa odottamattomiin seurauksiin. Niin toiveikkaiden kuin karvaidenkin kokemusten kautta nuoret opettelevat käsittelemään inhimillisten halujen aiheuttamia ristiriitoja. Toiveet itsenäisyydestä, yhteenkuuluvuudesta, totuudesta ja rakkaudesta kehittyvät oivallukseksi: viettely on taidetta. (SF Film Fin.)
(lisää)Arvostelut (3)
A look at the development of two relationships and, mainly, the “right" to art. To modern art, how far you can go, what is still art etc. Despite this interesting hint of a story, there are things here that needless bring the movie down. Mainly the actors. While both female roles are played surely and excellently, the male roles are at best unbalanced. Especially Adam’s friend (Fred Weller) is incredibly awful. The sort of amateur performance that belongs in a soap opera, if anywhere. Also, the screenplay is not completely balanced in places. There are scenes where there is too many superfluous dialogs, while they could have been good even without them. But despite all that, the last ten minutes make up for the rest.
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It's a great shame for anyone who reads the reviews here or even just the distributor's text and thus misses out on the surprising twist at the end, but I don't think I've ever been so disgusted by a film's plot-driving epilogue. It saddens me that the creators felt it necessary to shake up such a gripping relationship drama and condemn any further viewing to the realm of utopia.
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Cinema and theatre intertwine in this intriguing drama about change, manipulation and art. Rudd’s acting is great and his transformation from shy loser to the Paul Russ we all know today comes about convincingly and naturally. Oh, and Rachel Weisz... is simply amazing. Her approach would probably change me, too.
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