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Really good film from Nicolas Roeg. The more I see of Roeg’s work, the more I think he maybe a master director. This is the 5th film of his that I’ve seen and one of the best.
Synopsis: “Amid the decaying elegance of cold-war Vienna, psychoanalyst Dr. Alex Linden (Art Garfunkel) becomes mired in an erotically charged affair with the elusive Milena Flaherty (Theresa Russell). When their all-consuming passion takes a life-threatening turn, Inspector Netusil (Harvey Keitel) is assigned to piece together the sordid details.”
The editing and directing from Roeg here is fascinating. Lines of dialogue appearing in the audio before they are spoken, ensuring the viewer is in the heads of the characters. Zooms and cuts that splice the different timelines in order to piece together events, and a very grimy ending. The result is a drama focusing on obsession and infatuation that moves into a chaotic erotic thriller
A really superb film.
8.3/10
'Bad Timing' (1980)
Really good film from Nicolas Roeg. The more I see of Roeg’s work, the more I think he maybe a master director. This is the 5th film of his that I’ve seen and one of the best.
Synopsis: “Amid the decaying elegance of cold-war Vienna, psychoanalyst Dr. Alex Linden (Art Garfunkel) becomes mired in an erotically charged affair with the elusive Milena Flaherty (Theresa Russell). When their all-consuming passion takes a life-threatening turn, Inspector Netusil (Harvey Keitel) is assigned to piece together the sordid details.”
The editing and directing from Roeg here is fascinating. Lines of dialogue appearing in the audio before they are spoken, ensuring the viewer is in the heads of the characters. Zooms and cuts that splice the different timelines in order to piece together events, and a very grimy ending. The result is a drama focusing on obsession and infatuation that moves into a chaotic erotic thriller
A really superb film.
8.3/10