Death and the Maiden (1994)


A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.

Death and the Maiden (1994)

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Released Year: 1994
Runtime: 103 minutes
Directors: Roman Polański

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A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.

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91
Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman
Death and the Maiden doesn't always escape its contraption origins, but it ends with one of the most honest-and poetic- reckonings of human evil in modern movies. It's Polanski braying at his own bitter moon.
89
Austin Chronicle - Marc Savlov
Death and the Maiden is a streamlined razor-ride of a movie: taut, riveting, and a psychological horror show that will leave nail-marks in your palms for days afterwards.
80
Empire - Kim Newman
Even by their high standards, the performances of Weaver and Kingsley here are impressive, and Polanski ratchetts up the tension nicely. A chilling and thought-provoking piece.
75
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert
Death and the Maiden is all about acting. In other hands, even given the same director, this might have been a dreary slog.
75
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers
Polanski, working from a fluid script by Dorfman and Rafael Yglesias ("Fearless"), gives the story its due. He creates an atmosphere of claustrophobic tension to rival his "Knife in the Water" and "Repulsion".

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