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Blinded
While doing her rounds in the Scottish countryside, Doctor Caroline Lamar comes upon a hitchhiker, and offers him a lift. Young Danish backpacker Mike Hammershoi explains that he is looking for work in the area, and so she points him in the direction of Black's farm, an isolated steading. Francis Black, the owner, who is blind, and lives there with his ailing mother Bella, and enigmatic young wife Rachel, tells Mike he can work in the yard. But put off by the foreboding atmosphere, Mike declines. A chance encounter with Rachel, however, persuades him to stay and settle in. Since the accident that blinded him two years earlier, Francis has become incresingly bitter, and sensing hs young wife's attraction to the stranger, orders him to leave. But rather than force them apart, Mike's imminent departure only serves to bind teh two in a passionate relationship that will ultimately have dark consequences for them all.
| Release : | 2004 |
| Rating : | 5 |
| Studio : | |
| Crew : | Art Direction, Production Design, |
| Cast : | Anders W. Berthelsen Samantha Bond Phyllida Law Jodhi May Peter Mullan |
| Genre : | Drama Thriller |
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Thanks for the memories!
This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
I was enjoying this film right up until the last 15 minutes or so where they tried to tie everything up and be poetic and all that good stuff and a bag of chips. The ending removed all hope that this movie was leading into something good. I like the backdrop and the characters and some of the plot and for all that- you should take a peek. Yet this movie has a horrible and painful flaw of a ridiculous plot twist that when introduced, will remove all ability to take this movie seriously anymore. You'll know it when you see it.So if you understand you are watching a mortally wounded script that is still interesting then you can get some entertainment out of this because it does have an interesting little drama to play out.PLOT: To a Scottish farm woman- a dutch handyman who arrives is a whole lot more interesting than her blind cranky farmer husband. She is tragic in that the worst luck befalls her men. As romance starts to fill up the air so does tragedy.
Don't go see this film if you're feeling down or a bit depressed. It's quite possibly the bleakest film I've ever seen. I cannot recall a single light moment. Having said this, it is superbly shot, the plot maintains your interest to the end and the acting is excellent. A real plus was Samantha Bond who looked well tasty as the Doctor. The Mike Hammershoi character took some working out (still not quite sure what made him tick) and Francis Black was real mean, brilliantly portrayed by Peter Mullan. I've no idea of this film's budget but it can't have cost much to make unless the actors were paid a fortune. The most expensive props seemed to me to be those being dumped in the bottomless pit !
Just seen this film and was not very impressed.I don't deny the fact that there was some tense moments throughout the film, but there was not enough substance to keep me entertained. The plot was not as deep as i had hoped and was very straight forward.I had expected a lot more from this film, as the setting and build up to the story are fantastic. The location is was brilliant and the actor who plays Francis was excellent. As the story continued i felt let down. There was not enough to keep me interested and began to feel bored and frustrated (as did all the other people who left the cinema during the screening).Possibly worth a look, but i recommend you try something else . . . . .
'Blinded' is a dark movie, in a sinister setting in Scotland. Love, murder, adultery and deceiving are the key words in this beautiful yet moody film. Divine play by most actors. Some scenes reminded me of urban legends, where someone is, by chance, trapped in a desperate situation with terrible (or in this case acceptable?) consequences. The soundtrack is quite strange, but seems to be perfectly in harmony with the desolate and depressing environment. I saw the movie today during the International Film Festival in Ghent, and the audience (at least the people who accompanied me) all liked 'Blinded'. In a short interview we were told that the character of Rachel was based on a collection of Danish paintings owned by Michael Palin (!).
