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Track 29
UK / USA 1988
produced by Rick McCallum, George Harrison (executive), Denis O'Brien (executive) for HandMade Films
directed by Nicolas Roeg
starring Theresa Russell, Gary Oldman, Christopher Lloyd, Colleen Camp, Sandra Bernhard, Seymour Cassel, Leon Rippy, Vance Colvig jr, Kathryn Tomlinson, Elijah Christopher Perry, Tommy Hull, J. Michael Hunter, Richard K. Olsen, Ted Barrow
written by Dennis Potter, music by Stanley Myers
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Some featureless small town in the heart of the USA: Linda (Theresa
Russell) is a frustrated housewife who has long tired of her model train
obsessed husband Henry (Christopher Lloyd) and who longs for something
else while at the same time being haunted by her past when she was raped
at a fairground, and later the baby resulting from this was taken from
her. Enter a stranger from England, Martin (Gary Oldman), who at first
seems to obnoxiously crowd her, later saves her from a suicide attempt,
then reveals himself to be her long-lost son. And while Henry is out
working and making out with his woman on the side (Sandra Bernhard), Linda
and Martin spend an afternoon together where Martin demands his stolen
childhood back - but soon their relationship gets very "adult"
as well, and they even plot to murder Henry. Thing is, Martin might not be
half as real as Linda thinks he is, and her psychotic condition, mixed
with lots of alcohol, might make her see and do things that might be
rather on the dangerous side ... Veteran actor and perennial favourite
Seymour Cassel plays Henry's disgruntled boss. This is quite an
unusual movie: It's beautifully shot and wonderfully acted, while veering
its way between dark (British) comedy, satire of Americana, psycho
thriller, soap opera and downright horror, all carried by a very stylish
approach that invariably steers clear of genre clichés and sheds an
actually very trippy light on all on-screen goings on. Now this odd and
artsy melange might not be after everyone's taste, but for those tired of
standard genre fare, this is a must-see!
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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