Death And The Maiden (1994) ( Death & The Maiden )

Death And The Maiden (1994) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Alternate Title: Death & The Maiden
Screened, competed or awarded at:
British Independent Film Awards
Fantasporto Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
104 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1994 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Roman Polanski

Written By:
Ariel Dorfman
Rafael Yglesias

Actors:
Sigourney Weaver ..... Paulina Escobar
Ben Kingsley ..... Dr. Roberto Miranda
Stuart Wilson ..... Gerardo Escobar
Krystia Mova ..... Dr. Miranda's Wife
Jonathan Vega ..... Dr. Miranda's Son
Rodolphe Vega ..... Dr. Miranda's Son
Gilberto Cortés ..... String Quartet Player (as Gilberto Cortes)
Jorge Cruz ..... String Quartet Player
Carlos Moreno ..... String Quartet Player
Eduardo Valenzuela ..... String Quartet Player
Sergio Ortega Alvarado ..... String Quartet Manager

Synopsis:

Paulina Escobar (Weaver) is a housewife married to a prominent lawyer in an unnamed South American country. One day a storm forces her husband Gerardo (Wilson) to ride home with a charming stranger. She is convinced that the stranger, Dr. Miranda (Kingsley), was part of the old fascist regime and that he tortured and raped her for weeks while she was blindfolded. Paulina takes him captive to determine the truth. Despite attempts by both her husband and Miranda to convince her that he is innocent, Paulina is certain that he is the one, and forces her husband to be Miranda's 'attorney' in the 'trial' she arranges for him.

Although its origin is made too clear by a stage-bound production, this adaptation of an Ariel Dorfman play poses profound ethical and philosophical questions and boasts riveting performances from its cast, representing a highlight in the comeback stage of director Roman Polanski's career. Although this is primarily a three-character piece, Gerardo (Stuart Wilson) is superfluous to a degree, standing in as he does for the audience. Death and the Maiden is really a duet between Paulina (Sigourney Weaver) and Dr. Miranda (Ben Kingsley), and the actors do not disappoint, navigating the peaks and valleys of an emotional roller-coaster ride. A monument to anger and pain, Weaver is electrifying, while Kingsley convincingly portrays lethal cunning as a man literally thinking for his life.

A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.

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