Stockholm Film Festival

Marty and his fiancé Lesly decide to spend Thanksgiving weekend with Marty's family. Marty has told her a bit about the various members of the family, so Lesly isn't expecting any problems when she meets them. However, throughout the first evening and night, Lesly, who has been brought up in very secure environment, is subjected to a series of shocks, each one worse than the next, and the bizarre family history is gradually comes to light. Dark secrets and horrific revelations obliterate for good any chance for family harmony.
First time director Mark Waters has made a film about violence, madness and incest based on a theatre piece by Wendy MacLeod. Some might call it a ''comedy of twincest'', but actually what's being played out is a classical tragedy, in which all illusions are destroyed and the actors must perform the most extreme acts in order to regain control of their environment.
The film is set within the four walls of a gothic home, but Waters has managed to avoid the sensation of filmed theatre through the use of exciting camera work and editing.
At the centre of events is Marty's sister, the Kennedy-fixated Jackie-O (Parker Posey), and the film can certainly be interpreted as a commentary on the strange things that have come to light over time about the best of families. The acting is excellent throughout, and Parker Posey ( Jackie-O) received the award for best actress at the Sundance festival for her role in ”House of Yes.”
Frank Johnsen

Premiärstatus

Skandinavisk premiär

Medverkande

Parker Posey, Josh Hamilton, Tori Spelling, Genevieve Bujold

Producent

Beau Flynn,
Stefan Simchowitz

Manus

Mark Waters

Foto

Mike Spiller

Musik

Cliff Martinez

Talat språk

English

 

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