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The Kreutzer Sonata

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A man (Danny Huston) becomes obsessively jealous of his pianist wife (Elisabeth Rohm) and her violinist companion (Matthew Yang King).
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Robbie Collin News of the World 03/16/2010
3/5
It's actually pretty watchable thanks to a demented turn from Huston, a terrifyingly tense final act and, shall we say, a 'committed' performance from Liz. Go to Full Review
Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard 03/16/2010
It may ultimately lack subtlety, but it peers into the hearts and minds of its two weird protagonists with some skill. Go to Full Review
Anthony Quinn Independent (UK) 03/16/2010
2/5
Not Tolstoyan. Go to Full Review
Jason Best Movie Talk 11/16/2014
Rose films on the fly using hand-held digital video cameras - which give the scenes of marital discord a convincing immediacy. Go to Full Review
Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film 07/06/2010
3/5
The acting and the scene direction have a delicate, organic feel that is stomped all over by the narration and noise. Go to Full Review
Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall 07/06/2010
4/5
A gripping, Hitchcockian marital thriller with the added value of a score by Ludvig van Beethoven himself Go to Full Review
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05/10/2012 Read and comment on my review at: http://bit.ly/Jh9zW1 See more 08/28/2011 Hugely unpleasant digital effort from the masterful Rose. This is an exercise in slow-boiling tension and the wonderful intricacies of jealousy and insecurity that form in a mature relationship. The final, incredibly disturbing scenes that close the film are as upsetting and macabre as anything Rose has done previously. A tragically over-looked thriller that should be sought out. See more 06/26/2011 Dark, oh so very dark. See more 06/26/2011 Marriage, jealousy, classical music, and a crazy ending. See more 04/14/2011 A flawed movie about some very dislikeable and rich inhabitants of Beverley Hills which has a rather silly ending and not much before that. The film is not without its plus points however and is about a husband's jealousy at his pianist wife and her violin partner Aiden as they practice and perform Beethoven's The Kreutzer Sonata. Danny Huston's performance is fine as the paranoid Edgar and the sequences where we see and hear the sonata are very good. The movie suffers from an extremely annoying voiceover from Edgar and the overall direction is weak. The film is in the style of Curb Your Enthusiasm without the humour and has the subject matter of a Michael Haneke film without the feeling of fear he can instill. An average film but worth watching for the sonata and Danny Huston's performance. See more gordon a 09/29/2010 Rose partners up again with his go to guy Huston for a torrid tale of male jealousy out of control. It has a thoughtful, insightful script but is spoiled by its cheap look and technique. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A man (Danny Huston) becomes obsessively jealous of his pianist wife (Elisabeth Rohm) and her violinist companion (Matthew Yang King).
Director
Bernard Rose
Producer
Naomi Despres, Lisa Enos
Screenwriter
Lisa Enos, Bernard Rose
Rating
R (Graphic Sexual Content|Brief Drug Use|A Scene of Bloody Violence|Language|Nudity)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 10, 2017
Runtime
1h 39m