When it comes to night and morbid thrillers, there'due south no one around that tin can handle them like Roman Polanski does. Information technology is with that in mind, therefore, that I say Polanski is the all-time man for the task of adapting Ariel Dorfman's stage play; 'Death and the Maiden'. He proves this with the resulting motion picture, which is a thrill ride, combined with a grapheme study all wrapped upwardly in a layer of morbidity; needless to say, the picture actually hits home. Polanski handles this story, and his actors with the utmost precision and I have no qualms with labelling this moving picture as one of the man's masterpieces. I have no idea quite why it hasn't been better received, equally although it'southward not upwards there with the likes of Knife in the Water, Chinatown and Rosemary's Infant; this is Polanski doing what Polanski does all-time, and when he's at his best; the man is vivid. The story follows a chance encounter between a political lawyer and his neighbour, whom the man'southward wife is certain, is the aforementioned man who brutally beat and raped her while blindfolded nether the reign of a fascist government. What follows is a three-way grapheme study between the victim, the man she thinks is her oppressor, and her hubby; who is caught in the middle.
The themes of truth and justice are rampant in this tale and as nosotros sentinel to see if the villain of the piece actually is the man who oversaw torture in the oppression, we are e'er reminded of the idea of the difference between a right and just penalisation, and otherwise. Every bit this is based on a stage play, information technology is the actors that are very much the star of the evidence. The 3-pronged cast makes for a dandy ensemble, and every single ane of them impresses. Sigourney Weaver gives conclusion and anger to her victim, and it is easy to believe that this adult female really was tortured and beaten. Stuart Wilson is great besides as the man defenseless in the middle of a horrible situation, but information technology is Ben Kingsley that provides the real standout performance. He manages to skilfully tread a line betwixt an evil madman and a pathetic innocent victim brilliantly, and he ensures that at all times nosotros are asking the question "did he?". Polanski's direction is superb, and the thing that nearly impressed me is the way that he firmly positions the tale in the center of nowhere. This ensures no distraction, and makes sure that we are put firmly within our graphic symbol's plight.
On the whole, this is 1 of the best films that Polanski ever fabricated. Because his prowess as a filmmaker; that is really maxim something and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys movies.
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