Friday 28 October 2005

Lemming (2005)

I wasn't expecting too much from this French film, but found it interesting and not a little bit disturbing.  Like the previous movie of its German-born director, Dominik Moll, "Harry, He's Here to Help", unexpected events conspire to bring unforseen threats to the most placid existences.  Charlotte Gainsbourg and her husband have a loving relationship until they meet up with his boss and the latter's bitter wife, played by Charlotte Rampling. Concurrent with this, they have discovered the titular lemming in the S-bend of their kitchen sink.  What takes place thereafter is the stuff of nightmares and possession.  One can't look for logic as the film plays itself out, but one can be terrified by the characters' apparent loss of control over their actions.  My only criticism is that it was all a little too leisurely and would have benefitted by a tighter running time. 

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