An enigmatic actress may have a hidden agenda when she auditions for a part in a misogynistic writer’s play.
It takes only a few talented people to make a masterpiece. The director, the operator, the composer and two actors are what it took for making this movie. I just…
An all-expenses-paid international search for a rare copy of the book, ‘The Nine Gates of the Kingdom Of Shadows’ brings an unscrupulous book dealer deep into a world of murder, double-dealing and satanic worship.
This mysterious gothic tale with stylish cinematography and great acting is one of the most under looked and the best works from Polanski. It’s technically an entertaining adventure movie, but…
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…
After hearing stories of her, a passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic’s wife.
A multi-layered complex psychological drama. It might be trying too hard at times, might have been shorter and easier to watch, but the ending… Not only it pays off, it’s…
After 11-year-old Zachary Cowan strikes his classmate across the face with a stick after an argument, the victim’s parents invite Zachary’s parents to their Brooklyn apartment to deal with the incident in a civilized manner.
A start of Polanski’s period of making movies in a small setting. There’s a proper character study with great acting, so the movie is a fun to watch. It’s like…
A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician’s assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.
Polanski’s more concentrated than ever. Maybe too much. The movie has everything, but it’s cold, and that’s a bit of a problem to me. I just didn’t care about the…
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…