On the far shores... Lake Geneva Another picture involved in amnesia: has anyone experienced this ailment, or maybe there are people familiar with this experience? Personally, I have never heard anything like this from anyone in my life, but I have already watched dozens of films on the topic. It seems that when you need to mix the plot with twists and intrigues, then resort to this trick. By the way, the film did not turn out to be template, and intrigues until the last minute, even! - because it is based on the novel by Martin Zuter (we still write his surname as Suter), one of the masters of the Swiss pen. I advise you to read those who are not familiar with his works, you will get an unforgettable pleasure. By the way, there is another picture created from his first novel “Small World” (the original name, although the author writes in German), it is called in our translation “Little World” (Je n’ai rien oublie in the French original). I hope to write a review sometime.
It takes place in Switzerland, and although the film is a Franco-German product, it surprisingly captures the atmosphere of this distinctive country and the mores of its inhabitants. Dialogues, the nature of relations between people, everyday scenes, interiors, even fashion and the appearance of people – all very expressive and highly authentic. The Swiss people are quite closed, suspicious and not at all as impulsive as the French, so when the main character Julien Rossi tries to understand his past, he has to do it alone and overcome the wall of silence with incredible work. So the local flavor is the main highlight for creating a thriller atmosphere. It is already in itself, so it had to be “only” processed for the viewer to understand. It was brilliantly done.
I think that fans of paintings in the spirit of Hitchcock will be especially able to appreciate this film, in any case, I did not leave the strong feeling that the movement on the screen was inspired by the great British master and sustained in his style. Most likely, this is only my imagination, but even the obsession for such a comparison can not be a mere coincidence and speaks of a deep understanding of the director of those subtle mechanisms that affect the experience of the viewer.
6 out of 10