The Eye of the Storm (2011)
The Eye of the Storm (2011)
DVDRip | AVI | 640x272 | XviD @ ~1200 Kbps | English AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps | 114 min | 1,36 Gb
Genre: Drama
DVDRip | AVI | 640x272 | XviD @ ~1200 Kbps | English AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps | 114 min | 1,36 Gb
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Schepisi
Writers: Judy Morris (screenplay), Patrick White (novel)
Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Maria Theodorakis, Geoffrey Rush
In the dead geographic center of American, a college student from California (Katherine Kendall - SWINGERS) must take refuge from a sudden storm in the Miller's farmhouse basement. The Millers-Irma (Blythe Danner - MEET THE PARENTS), her husband Dallas and their brooding 30 year-old son Billy, have secrets as turbulent as the storm that rages outside. They are trying to come to terms with the mysterious disappearance of their only daughter and Irma's delusions about the tragedy are further complicated by the arrival of the suspicious California coed.
IMDB - 8 wins
I've long been a fan of the three main actors, so knew it would be worthwhile, and could be stunning. I was not disappointed. Charlotte Rampling has always excelled in playing the really nasty person you can't imagine ever meeting, and in this she does not disappoint. It's unfortunate that she is not in her eighties or even seventies, because as one reviewer has noted, she's only a few years older than her 'children' in this. Geoffrey Rush is like chocolate, smooth and irresistible, and he uses this charm, but also reveals himself as a loser (we're talking character here)and with vulnerabilities. Judy Davis tries to be a hard-bitten bitch but until the end wants her mother to love her. True, the carers of the old woman love her more than her children - as is so often the case - and the lawyer and his wife straddle the divide between the two attitudes. It's a fascinating human story, with the flashbacks being non-intrusive and essential to the story. I loved it, but I've not read the book or know any of the background aspects. I don't enjoy the cinema so much nowadays, so to watch a good quality drama on the appliance in the corner is a joy.
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The Eye of the Storm (2011)
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