L'appartamento
Directed by:
Gilles MimouniScreenplay:
Gilles MimouniCinematography:
Thierry ArbogastCast:
Romane Bohringer, Vincent Cassel, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Monica Bellucci, Sandrine Kiberlain, Paul Pavel, Edouard Baer, Eva Ionesco, Bruno Ricci (more)Plots(1)
Max Mayer (Vincent Cassel, Black Swan) is a successful young man who leaves his worldly achievements behind to follow his heart. After hearing his lost love Lisa's (Monica Bellucci, Irreversible) distinctive voice speaking in the phone booth next door he is compelled to be reunited. Haunted by a missed opportunity and mesmerised by the past, Max abandons his plans, lies to his fiancée and sets off on a mysterious journey to find Lisa. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Reviews (1)
First, there's the stalking Max, caught in the threads of Hitchcockian suspense, followed by The Talented Mrs. Ripley with a slightly better calibrated moral compass. A romantic hexagon in a fractured yet meaningfully reassembled linearity, music reminiscent of Bernard Herrmann’s Basic Instinct scores, with breaths of love alternating with exhalations of cruelty. Comparable to McGuigan's remake in most aspects except for Vincent Cassel, who bulldozes Josh with charisma.
()