From IFC Films and celebrated Danish filmmaker Kristian Levring (The King Is Alive) comes THE INTENDED, a moodily atmospheric, sexually charged epic that has been lauded a taut noirish thriller that unfolds in a fever of firelit ambience (Village Voice). Inspired by cinema s controversial Dogme 95 movement (co-founded by Levring and such acclaimed auteurs as Dogville s Lars von Trier), THE INTENDED has drawn comparisons to the literary masterworks of Joseph Conrad and Tennessee Williams. In 1924, the strong and idealistic Sarah (co-writer Janet McTeer of Tumbleweeds) and her younger lover Hamish (JJ Field of Poirot: Death on the Nile) flee the depression of post-war Europe, travelling deep into the Malaysian jungle to earn their fortune at an ivory trading post. Instead of an exotic retreat, however, the two encounter an oppressively small colony where there is no escape when the river runs dry. Despite their best intentions, the influence of the couple s high hopes and obvious love for each other unleashes upon the community a downward spiral of greed, murder, and madness: a lyrical tragedy where everyone is the victim of each other s broken dreams. Gripping, intimate, and heavily stylized, THE INTENDED co-stars Olimpia Dukakis (Armistead Maupin s Tales of the City), Brenda Fricker (My Left Foot), and Tony Maudsley (Bright Young Things). Special Features Cast and Crew Interviews; Original Theatrical Trailer; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection
W**G
Brilliant!!!
Brilliant!!! One of the outstanding Dogma95 films.
A**R
Miss represented
scenes were deleted from the original movie!!!!!! I want my money back!!!!
L**D
Five Stars
Beautiful movie
G**F
(@.@)
Roinks! It was tense and scary. Twisted. Like Deliverance, but a period drama in the steamy jungle - or the Marlon Brando bits in Apocalypse Now. Ok, maybe not that brutal, but the character dysfunction is palpable. I'm a huge JJ Feild fan, he's sympathetic and tragically heartbreaking in this - devoured and cruelly used by everyone, including mosquitos? I'd have given it fewer stars, but he's so gravitating to the point that every time he returns from the jungle, I felt saved too.
R**S
Five Stars
Great Movie
J**A
Five Stars
Fantastic.
C**W
The Darkest Heart of Darkness
Well, there go those abominable Europeans again, messing up the pristine Bornean wilderness with their self-hatred, greed, corruption, racism, and sexual perversion! Not what the dvd cover appears to promise? Definitely not. For while prospective viewers are lured by images of an adventurous romance in exotic climes, the film delivers absolutely nothing beyond a sordid wallow in decadence, degradation, and hopelessness. The female protagonist, who is described by her man as "so beautiful", is instead a dowdy, dumpy, frazzled frump who can't even seem to keep her sweaty, greasy, stringy hair out of her face. Her sloppy clothes are perpetually rumpled, damp-looking, and dirty. Her fingernails are filthy, though she does little else but sprawl about while her live-in is away surveying the tropical forest. Why this slattern bothers with a corset is anyone's guess, unless the director had her don it as a symbol of European antifeminism.The post's other two women--as well as the jungle-trekking male protagonist--look like they stepped out of a band box in comparison. Of course, one of the females wears her dead husband's underwear, and the other does nasty things with her former ward. But what can one expect of uncivilized Europeans? Well, to answer that--drunkenness, prostitution, theft, battery, murder, and suicide.It's difficult to discern whether the acting is good in this movie because the actors do little besides listlessly plodding or lolling about. The sex scenes are wooden, abortive, and/or downright disgusting. Obviously, the audience is meant to feel no sympathy for the main characters. They are, after all, Europeans.
B**R
A very absorbing film
This was a generally creepy film sure in part to the the story line and in part to the setting. The isolation of the jungle and its impact on the characters is profound. Wonderful acting especially by Janet McTeague, Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker! It's one of those films that makes you think about it long after it ends.
TrustPilot
2天前
1 周前
