Lady Macbeth

After a long time, a film where the actions of the characters are not completely predictable, and I like that. The opening is very good, the longer sequences where nothing actually happens, where you watch Katherine looking out the window, falling asleep on the sofa, they perfectly portray the crazy boredom she experiences. Add to that the cinematography and the beautiful scenery: the English countryside of the second half of the 19th century, which is at the same time so terribly depressing that I personally, having a sleazy weirdo for a husband, with an even sleazier father-in-law, locked in the house all the time, and the only place to go outside is into the nasty weather, well, I think I’d do myself off. So logically you must feel sorry for the protagonist, at least up to a certain point, because then you would like pull the trigger yourself. (01/05/2017)

A beautiful demonstration of how destructive human relationships can be, and how passion and lust can destroy lives. The final shot of the main character takes on a morbid and quite frightening tone due to the overall events. The film doesn't spare us, but it doesn't go to extremes either; the main thing is carried by the good performances of the actors. (22/08/2017)

A low-budget copy of In Secret with a few minor differences. Instead of a big city, the love triangle takes place on a country estate, and the absence of big names is replaced by unknown actors with interesting potential. This experiment has its charm and the whole has a pleasantly spontaneous and improvisational feel. It certainly lacks the sex appeal of Elizabeth Olsen, or the maturity of Jessica Lange, but even this more emotionally rudimentary and animalistic variation of love, betrayal, revenge is quite solidly watchable. (17/01/2018)