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George
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Teresa
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Richard
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Albie
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Christopher
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Geoffrey Sumner | ... |
Christopher's Father
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Christopher's Mother
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Robert Dorning | ... |
Philip Fairweather
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Marie Kean | ... |
Marion Fairweather
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William Franklyn | ... |
Cecil
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| Jacqueline Bisset | ... |
Jacqueline
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Trevor Delaney | ... |
Nicholas
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A wounded criminal and his dying partner take refuge at a beachfront castle. The owners of the castle, a meek Englishman and his willful French wife, are initially the unwilling hosts to the criminals. Quickly, however, the relationships between the criminal, the wife, and the Englishman begin to shift in humorous and bizarre fashion. Written by Sean Taylor <[email protected]>
If we think of Roman Polanski's pieces, Nóz w wodzie (1962)is more important, Repulsion (1965)is in my opinion almost the best movie ever made, Rosemary's baby (1968)is more horrifying and Le Locataire (1976) is more interesting, not to talk about Chinatown (1974) etc.
So why should you see Cul-de-Sac? Because it's polanski and it's not crappy. And because of Catherine Deneuve's sister Francoise Dorleac, who died way too early (in 1967, just some time after she co-starred Les Demoiselles de Rochefort with her sister).
Once again, the main characters are separated from the world and stranger's are getting in from the outside. The movie is fun, weird and of course a must-see for a Polanski fan.