A conventional story of infidelity is made sinister and weirdly haunting by the cheating husband's belief in portents, and the ways in which he allows them to govern his actions. Alec Fenton (Stellan Skarsgard), a Swede with American citizenship, and his English wife, Marjorie (Charlotte Rampling), live in Athens with their two pre-teen children. Marjorie works at the American Embassy, while Alec is a commodities trader. Despite his apparent rationalism, Alec believes deeply in signs, a belief he's passed on to his daughter, Siri (Ashley Remy), in the form of a game — spotting globe-shaped street lamps, counting manhole covers embossed with eyes, and the like. A...
Released:
2000
Rated:
NR
Length:
108 mins