![]() ![]() But the film is not without some flaws in its storytelling as attested by the last scenes, which are resolved in pyrotechnics. ![]() A lengthy film (132 minutes) that doesn’t overstay its welcome as it keeps one guessing till the very end how it will be resolved and even then, there is puzzlement. ![]() This, his first film since his 1994’s Death and the Maiden, is a visually stunning mystery chiller about the supernatural that is a good example of old-fashioned storytelling. (director/writer: Roman Polanski screenwriters: John Brownjohn/Enrique Urbizu/from Arturo Perez-Reverte’s Spanish novel El Club Dumas cinematographer: Darius Khondji editor: Hervé de Luze cast: Johnny Depp (Dean Corso), Lena Olin (Liana Telfer), Frank Langella (Boris Balkan), James Russo (Bernie), Emmanuelle Seigner (The Girl), Barbara Jefford (Baroness Kessler), Jack Taylor (Victor Fargas), Jose Lopez Rodero (Pablo and Pedro Ceniza), Tony Amoni (Bodyguard), Willy Holt (Suicide) Runtime: 132 Artisan Entertainment 1999-Fr./USA/Sp.)ĭirector-in-exile Roman Polanski ( Rosemary’s Baby ) and the occult go together like butter and toast. ![]()
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