(1973)
Nic Roeg's masterpiece retains its power as a dazzling exploration of grief, marriage and the fractured nature of time and memory.
It's such a shame that the director has worked less and less in the last two decades, as his approach to narrative (and the performances of his actors) is unique.
It doesn't really fit the mold of "horror film", despite the final scene and the unsettling, permeating atmosphere. Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie are wonderfully raw (the latter seems particularly unguarded) and Pino Donaggio's score manages to be simple, haunting and, in the final scene, uplifting.
It's such a shame that the director has worked less and less in the last two decades, as his approach to narrative (and the performances of his actors) is unique.
It doesn't really fit the mold of "horror film", despite the final scene and the unsettling, permeating atmosphere. Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie are wonderfully raw (the latter seems particularly unguarded) and Pino Donaggio's score manages to be simple, haunting and, in the final scene, uplifting.
*****
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