A very good movie

I already saw this movie but since it was a while back and since it was available on Netflix, I was quite eager to check it out again. In fact, I remember it quite well when this movie was released, it was critically acclaimed and even managed to win the prestigious Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival. Anyway, I thought it was a rather unique movie with a mesmerizing mood. Indeed, the story was just fascinating, something I had never seen before, the directing by Jane Campion was very good and Holly Hunter easily gave the best performance of her career (she eventually won the Academy Award for the Best Actress, a prize completely deserved). Furthermore, back in those days, the great Harvey Keitel was making an impressive come-back thanks to his performance in ‘Reservoir Dogs’. He was one of my favorite actors at the time and he was really good in this movie as well, continuing his winning streak, it is a shame this renaissance didn’t last long and he is involved nowadays either in some weak blockbusters or some underwhelming obscure features. Of course, there was something rather creepy about how their relationship did start but the end-result was incredibly sensual. You might also wonder how this specific woman and this specific man could end up with each other since they had nothing in common but, personally, I don't believe that you have to necessarily fall in love with someone who should be exactly the same as you are, in the contrary. Concerning Jane Campion, even though she had an interesting career afterwards, her following films didn't have such a huge impact like this one. However, she did make an impressive come-back almost 30 years later with 'The Power of The Dog' which was a huge critical success, even if I myself didn't really care much for it. Anyway, to conclude, I thought it was a really impressive drama and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

8/10