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By Tõnu K (8) on 30 Mar 2008

Polanski's directing talent, with nice cast and settings + K.Komeda's cooljazz soundtrack. not easily forgettable film…

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By Christopher W (375) on 30 Jan 2008

An intriguing exploration of victimization and emasculation with heavy doses of absurdist black humor…

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By Matti K (77) on 28 Jan 2008

Kaksi rikollista, syrjainen linna ja persoonallinen aviopari muodostavat absurdin sekoituksen, josta satunnaisen katsojan on vaikea loytaa…

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By I Am A Man R (10) on 08 Jan 2008

Sound-wise, I had to endure the horrible grating voice of the ever-present main villain to enjoy fragments of the brilliant ultra-cool soundtrack…

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By Zhanyi J (167) on 16 Dec 2007

Was Lionel Stander even human? Psychologically interesting - reminded me of 'Straw Dogs' but with more humor…

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By Pablo D (47) on 20 Nov 2007

Can't you understand that the lady doesn't want to go shrimpin' with you, mmh, young man…

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By Hakan B (2) on 10 Nov 2007

A dreamlike film. about the dead street of life…

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By Sameer K (160) on 10 Nov 2007

Bizarre, visually stunning imagery, psychologically powerful and memorable…

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By Sheamus D (1) on 06 Nov 2007

Delicious absurdist black comedy farce. Fantastic interplay between characters, very real despite the encompassing bizarreness…

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By Pål F (8) on 15 Oct 2007

(The most evil part was to hear the story of Polanski himself as the background of the picture)…

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By Will G (307) on 05 Oct 2007

Love a good PoMo art movie? Well, this early film by Roman Polanski may be right up your alley…

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By Pierluigi P (335) on 04 Oct 2007

Lionel Stander and Donald Pleasence are marvelous, as well as the screenplay and direction, with Polanski's intense, bizarre and darker than…

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By Erkan S (7) on 03 Oct 2007

First I thought it was a precursor of Haneke's Funny Games but this is more optimistic, there is more interaction between the captured and…

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By Peter S (767) on 01 Oct 2007

A great, odd, weird, bizarre movie. Roman Polanski and the Film company took some big risks producing this…

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By Sakari L (65) on 30 Sep 2007

A bizarre tale of suppression and mental violence. One of the most hypnotic films I know in terms of atmosphere. Great score by K. Komeda…

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By Jenna A (22) on 28 Sep 2007

Starts off a bit slow but develops into a great film. Must be a lover of films and patient in order to enjoy this one…

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By Stewart M (86) on 21 Sep 2007

Highly unorthodox psychological thriller. One of a kind…

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By Peter H (1,359) on 08 Sep 2007

Dark comedy by Polanski that doesn't quite hit bullseye…

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By Ville V (43) on 04 Sep 2007

An odd tragicomedy about unwanted visitors. Feels like a much lighter version of Haneke's Funny Games at times…

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By Chris G (1,743) on 30 Aug 2007

Polanski's brilliantly shot movie pits Pleasance against Stander in a bizarre battle of the classes for this deranged comedy thriller…

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