A queasy, unpleasant psychological sex drama somewhat redeemed by a solid cast, this English-language debut by Spanish director Fernando Trueba starts murkily and turns progressively more dark, turgid, and confusing, almost negating the efforts of its actors. Jeff Goldblum stars as Dan
Gillis, an expatriate American screenwriter living in Paris on occasional commercial-feature assignments from a French pal, producer Legrand (Daniel Ceccaldi). As the film begins, Dan's wife, Marianne (Anemone), is leaving him and their young son, Danny (Jerome Natali), for unspecified reasons.
Distracting Dan from his dismal homelife, Legrand calls the writer in to pitch a change-of...
Released:
1990
Rated:
R
Length:
107 mins