Yet another update of Arthur Schnitzler's
Reigen, this gorgeously photographed but dramatically muddled film follows a series of characters as they experience sexual and spiritual crises on the eve of a solar eclipse. Married businessman Brian (John Gilbert) pays Asian hustler Henry (Von Flores) for sex, then returns home to resume an affair with his Quebecois housekeeper, Sylvie (Pascale Montpetit). Later, Sylvie seduces Gabriel (Manuel Aranguiz), a Central American refugee, at their Second Language school. Gabriel then keeps a rendezvous with Sarah (Maria Del Mar), the Venezuelan wife of his immigration lawyer, Norman (Greg Ellwand). Sarah and Norman reaffir...
Released:
1994
Rated:
NR
Length:
95 mins