Thursday, July 3, 2014

Persecution

French writer and director Patrice Chéreau's final feature is a powerful character study. A man struggling with life has a complicated relationship with a woman which pushes him on the edge of existence. Chéreau and cowriter Anne-Louise Trividic show the messy side of life without giving into cliches or easy answers with fully developed and complex characters struggling to cope with harsh realities of life. Romain Duris stars with another terrific performance along a fine cast that includes Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jean-Hugues Anglade and Gilles Cohen. 1001 Films' coverage of films on DVD.

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