A man and a woman, secretly in love, alone in a room. They desire each other, want each other, and even bite each other. In the afterglow, they share a few sweet nothings. At least the man seemed to believe they were nothing. Now under investigation by the police and the courts, what is he accused of? Read more …
Elegantly crafted but disappointingly sketchy, The Blue Room might well send viewers in search of a book that this particular version never quite captures or tames.
Amalric’s intriguing Georges Simenon adaptation is pitched between traditional film noir and European art house drama.
Mathieu Amalric’s erotic, claustrophobic thriller is as chilly as its title implies.
Taut, tense and teasing, this fascinating exercise in screen storytelling keeps viewers guessing whether the prime suspect might just be a victim.
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