Death And The Maiden
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- Synopsis
- Ariel Dorfman's acclaimed play of the same name serves as the basis for Roman Polanski's drama, which depicts a politically and psychological complex battle of wills amongst three characters in an unnamed South American country....
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- Starring
- Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, Stuart Wilson
- Director(s)
- Roman Polanski
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 103 min.
Critic Reviews
Death and the Maiden doesn't always escape its contraption origins, but it ends with one of the most honest-and poetic- reckonings of human evil in modern movies. It's Polanski braying at his own bitter moon.Read the full review
As vivid and suspenseful as Roman Polanski has made this claustrophobic tale of a torture victim turning the tables on her putative tormentor, one is still left with a film in which each character represents a mouthpiece for an ideology.Read the full review
Mr. Polanski's brilliance with the camera turns Ariel Dorfman's well-meaning but pretentious play about human rights into a harrowing experience.Read the full review
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