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Closet Land (1990)

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Movie Info

Indian-born, American-educated director Radha Bharadwaj based her allegorical thriller on the work of her husband with Amnesty International. The story concerns The Woman (Madeleine Stowe), a children's book writer who, in an unspecified country, is abducted from her bed in the middle of the night and imprisoned for writing subversive literature. She declares her books to be pure fantasies, but her well-dressed inquisitor The Man (Alan Rickman) sees the books as allegorical attacks on the State.

R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Directed By: Radha Bharadwaj

In Theaters: Mar 6, 1991 Wide

On DVD: Sep 12, 1991

Media Home Entertainment

Closet Land Trailer & Photos

Cast

Madeleine Stowe
Victim
Alan Rickman
Interrogator

Critic Reviews for Closet Land

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Plumbs the totalitarian mind

July 20, 2003 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

Strong performances by Rickman and Stowe, yet the film (about torture) fails to engage on a visceral level

May 12, 2003 Comment

Brian Mckay

eFilmCritic.com

Rickman and Stowe add a lot to this fascinating little mind-bender.

July 26, 2002 Comment

Scott Weinberg

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A brilliant movie, you'll be astounded that there were only two actors in the entire film. Rickman's best performance ever! I loved this movie. The story is a bit far fetched, but it's sorta surreal too. I highly recommend this movie.

January 13, 2011

AJ Verser

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Sadistic!Rickman porn brought to you by Amnesty International! Really brilliant, but by no means a fun or a light film to watch because of some of the scenes (not because of what it shown, but what it left unshown) and the underlying message.

August 21, 2007

vieras esine

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Closet Land Quotes

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1. Interrogator: We're gonna have a barbecue, okay?
– Submitted by Stacy B (5 months ago)
1. Interrogator: While we're on the subject, here comes a candle to light you to bed, here comes a chopper to chop off your head!
– Submitted by Stacy B (5 months ago)