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Ian McEwan's disturbing novel is given a chilly shimmer in this film adaptation by Andrew Birkin. The film takes place in a concrete slab of a house situated on the outskirts of an English town. The father (Hanns Zischer) is a consumptive creep, while the mother (Sinead Cusack) is a sweet and understanding matriarch. When the father dies of a heart attack after his garden is paved over, it is too much for the mother to bear, and after a few weeks she wastes away and also dies. This leaves the
Dec 31, 1992 Wide
Jun 21, 2005
October Films
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A very engaging drama based on Ian McEwan's novel.
creepy and gripping
The story relates what can happen when parents unexpectedly abandon their children. Super acting by Andrew Robertson as Jack and Charlotte Gainsbourg as Julie. With their parents dead, it is the older sister and the sexually curious younger brother who adjust to the reality of social rules and regulations which demand
May 1, 2009
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A bit disturbing but a good movie nonetheless. I especially liked the detached narration while Jack read his book.
February 10, 2009
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