Spider - Region 1 DVD
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slow madness
14 years, 11 months ago at May 24 6:28
spider is cronenberg slipping into madness. like looking into van gogh's mind this film creeps along like a waiting spider. rich vivid and lush filming, claustrophobic at times in a seeming homage to kafka's metamorphosis this nearly mute muttering insane old man relives his childhood to remember what happened to his mother. did he murder her or did his dad? was she the prostitute, or was ther... read more
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Internal madness is hypnotically externalized in David Cronenberg's Spider, a disturbing portrait of schizophrenia. Adapted by Patrick McGrath from his celebrated novel, this no-frills production begins when "Spider" Cleg (Ralph Fiennes, in a daring, nearly nonverbal role) returns to his childhood neighborhood in London's dreary East End, where a traumatic event from his past percolates to the surface of his still-erratic consciousness. Released from a mental institution and left to fend for himself, he pursues elusive memories while staying in a halfway house run by a stern matron (Lynn Redgrave), unable to d
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Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Release date: 29 July 2003
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 9781404924789 UPC: 043396003736
Release date: 29 July 2003
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 9781404924789 UPC: 043396003736
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