1980. Another immoral story from Mr. Borovchik Typical for the work of Guy de Maupassant, stylized and executed in minimalist scenery story about the life of a woman. Unforced looseness turns into vulgarity, vulgarity into promiscuity. There's no return, and the panel isn't far away. And it's not that simple on the panel. And if the heroine is ready to quite calmly relate to the burning of life, then the result is tragically inexorable. However, in Borovchik, the alleged cause of suffering is emphasized precisely in terms of the relationship between our heroine and men. Accustomed to walking on their heads and not noticing their suffering, pain and even death, in a terrible hour, she is also alone. Borovchik here acts as a judge with the prosecutor in one person.
One of the most significant drawbacks of the film is that in the film too identical seem monosyllable life of the heroine and monosyllable narrative. A certain dullness and hopelessness from the second half of the tape captures the entire space and simply does not allow the viewer to escape from these clutches. Even the small appearance of Michele Placido and the bloody charisma of Udo Cyrus cannot change anything. Perhaps if you played a more stately actress or star in the lead role, the movie would make a different impression. But Anne Bennent does not pull at all - neither by external data nor by acting abilities.
It remains only to mention that the ending of the tape is very similar to von Trier’s “Slicing the Waves”. After all, even the beloved Lars Udo Kir here is so similar to the numerous “infernal” images created by Lars. The same darkness, hopelessness, morality and sparkling razor.
4 out of 10