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MOTHER AND SON
(U) 71min
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.‘rrr rrrrmedrate. enrotronally yrvrd experrerrce rs one of the greatest of modern frlrrrs. As we see the son (Alekser Arrarrrshnovl r:anng for hrs rlyrng mother t( ill(llllll (‘reyerl Hi the Hussran (.ountrysrde, Sokuroy portrays rt With hushed yet anrplrfred sound, and Wllll subtly drstorted images of the natural W()ll(l that give It an expressionrst look. yet Wllll()lll allowrng rt to topple off rule a subrectrve vrsron. Sokurov‘s frlm rs a rnedrtatron on how drftreult rt rs to hold on to one's drgnrty rn the modem ma/e of hosprtals. hosprces and Medrr;ar'e bills. lhrs would make a great thorrgh rmpr ssrbly taxrng double bill wrth Cnstr Puru's egually rrrasterful lire Death of Mr /.t’t.’(I/r?:;(‘t/. lixtras include the documentary frlm A Hu/rrb/e l. rte about Sokurov’s rtrnema. (Tony McKrbbrn)
l—lJlURlSllL} DRAMA DEAD OR ALIVE (18) 105min
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In 1999. Takashr Mrrke released two frlms. The powerful and drsturbrng Audit/on was Joined by thrs ramshackle futunstrc affair which featured srmrlar stunts to that year's Mat/rt whrle bowrng heavrly to the rnfluence ot Sergio Leone and comrc books. The stOry rtselt focuses on a brave new world In whrch couples are being ordered not to
22 THE LIST 9—16, Aug 2007
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whrle the drrgtator's frolrrgst.‘1rthasemr nude saxophone player are just embarr; ssrng. The extras on this money rakrng rerelease are mrnrmal but the trarler reel of Mrrke's other movies rs a welcome drstractrorr from the prtrfrrl feature presentation.
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lllltll t l ll NUMBER ONE, LONGING. NUMBER TWO, REGRET
(15) 98min (Peccadrllo PIctures DVD rental “retar|)
Former computer man John Spears (Paul Conway) rs arrested on susprcron of murderrng a nerghbour. Detective Kenosha (Jenny Agutterl becomes tascrnated by the case and trres to work out whether or not he's gurlty
Debut frlmmaker Nell Wa::se|l's mrnd- bogglrngly rncompetent attempt at a krnd of latterday versron of Jagged Edge tmeets consprracy thriller) pretty much farls on every level. Actors of strlted rnexpressrveness delrver
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ll Hill 1 f it BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING
(12) 115min
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Rerorce people rejoice! Otto Prenrrnger's long drffrcult to get hold of 196:3 psychologrcal thrrller rs frnally seeing the lrght of day on a decent drgrtally remastered pressrng.
When Single mother Ann Lake (Carol Lynleyl moves to London her young daughter. Bunny disappears from her nursery school and all records of her daughter's exrstence vanish wrthout trace. The polrce are soon convrnced that Bunny was a trgment of her mother's rmagrnatron. Tense. moody. surreal and unforgettably seedy thrs was one of the frnest frlms made rn the UK rn the 19(30s. Plus rt has Laurence Olrvrer. Noel Coward and Kerr Dullea all dorng some of the best frlm work they ever drd. Beg. bun. borrow Or steal thrs. because rt's brrilrant. No extras. who needs them. (Paul Dale)
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FAMILY DRAMA FORGIVEN Channel 4, Thu 16 Aug, 10.30pm 0000
Following in the footsteps of paedophilia drama Secret Life, this is another related single work which will make you feel pain long after the closing credits have gone. Based on a real case, Forgiven stars Derek Riddell (The Book Group) and Lucy Cohu (Cape Wrath) as seemingly loving parents of two young girls. Except, the dad has been abusing his eldest daughter and is soon excluded from the family home and stuck into a residential therapy clinic for sex offenders where the treatment appears to have a positive effect. Returning home some time later, he attempts to rebuild his relationship with the family but life clearly can never be the same again.
A tough viewing experience with excellent performances all round, Forgiven refuses to take the route of simple condemnation, raising the various potential reasons why such abuse could occur. (Brian Donaldson)