An engrossing psychological thriller.
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09/02/05
Morlang (2001)
50 %
Reviews Counted: 8 Fresh: 4 Rotten:4 Average Rating: 5.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Synopsis: Julius Morlang (Paul Freeman) is a successful artist. For fifteen years, he has been married to Ellen, his muse and personal manager. When Ellen (Diana Kent) confesses to a brief affair with a rival up-and-coming artist, Morlang retreats into the arms of a young admirer (Susan Burroughs). An... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Paul Freeman, Diana Kent, Susan Lynch
Reviews
1 - 8 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Penning, who also co-wrote the script based on a real-life scandal from the Netherlands, tangles up his timeline so thoroughly that any suspense is strangled out of the story.
06/05/04
A murder mystery so artfully restrained you almost expect Diana Rigg to deliver a witty epilogue.
04/27/04
Straining for emotional intricacy, the film's structure simply isn't strong enough to support its aims.
04/22/04
Top Critic
Without enough suspense, surprise or engagement, this pretty-as-a-picture piece feels as flat as one of Freeman's paintings.
04/22/04
A portentous and goopy Dutch drama, in which the holy agony of creative expression is accompanied by plinky music, and the wild Irish countryside is always kissed in mist.
04/22/04
Morlang has surprises up its sleeve that even the seasoned genre fan may not see coming.
04/22/04
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