Directed by:
Isabel CoixetScreenplay:
Isabel CoixetCinematography:
Jean-Claude LarrieuCast:
Tim Robbins, Sarah Polley, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Javier Cámara, Eddie Marsan, Dean Lennox Kelly, Leonor Watling, Steven Mackintosh, Julie Christie (more)Plots(1)
A solitary, mysterious woman (Sarah Polley) who is trying to forget her past is brought to an oil rig to look after a man (Tim Robbins) who has been temporarily blinded. A strange intimacy develops between them, breaking down the walls of silence and cynicism with shared secrets, truths, lies, humour and pain. (official distributor synopsis)
Reviews (2)
The suffocating environment of loners and the strange is interrupted by a perfect scene with the blouse and all the developments that follow. It is impossible (for now) to judge the moments of absolute lack of interest contrasted with the complete captivation of the audience.
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Full of typically European trademarks: spare minimalist direction, little music, basically pure conversation in the raw industrial setting of an oil rig. Full of vague ocean vistas and dense ideas, narratives, and attitudes. Sadly lacking the drive and with relatively little of the catharsis I would expect in a film of this calibre. Sarah Polley is fantastic.
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