Frantic

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1988
Thriller

The wife of an American doctor suddenly vanishes in Paris and, to find her, he navigates a puzzling web of language, locale, laissez-faire cops, triplicate-form filling bureaucrats and a defiant, mysterious waif who knows more than she tells.

Good acting and cinematography, entertaining darkish noir story. Just a solid thriller at first sight, but thanks to Polanski’s attention to details, it’s a strong film after all. It was…
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Based on a True Story

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2017
Thriller, Mystery, Drama

Delphine is the author of an autobiographical novel that has become a bestseller. Exhausted by the promotional tour, just when she feels out of place, paralyzed by the idea of having to start writing again, she meets Elle, a young, attractive, intelligent, intuitive woman who seems to understand her better than anyone.

I am a fan of Polanski but this is one of his weakest films. It has a darkish mysterious theme from his other movies but the story is lacking and…
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