Morlang

Released Sep 20, 2001

1h 34m

Mystery & Thriller

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56%

9 Reviews

Tomatometer

49%

250+ Ratings

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A fatal event forces an adulterous art photographer (Paul Freeman) and his unfaithful wife (Diana Kent) to trust each other implicitly.

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Based on most of the negative reviews, it appears that they didn't understand the story. One negative reviewer says plainly so, asking Why this and Why that. I believe the answer is obvious in two key points in the film. I won't be giving it away. If you see my rather unimportant review and want to know the answer, message me at my gmail ... stegokitty. With that out of the way, I thought the very low-key story was mesmerizing. Definitely confusing at first because all of the memories are jumbled. And in fact you can't (at first) tell what's in the past and what's in the present. But these things come together in the end rather nicely. I'd definitely see another film by this director and writer(s). Just a note -- the scenes of nudity, both partial and frontal, are entirely unnecessary, and do nothing to move the story forward. This could, in fact, have turned out to be a classic movie if it weren't for that. So while it's not a film that I particularly want to watch again anytime soon (though in a few years it'd be neat to do as I'd've forgotten much of the plot) I found it intriguing,

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Atlantic coast, you duffers.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Extremely petty and absurd in the arrogant casts of "artistic" minds. Even "love" is debased by their "arts".

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Stylish, but murky, psychodrama about a failed suicide pact

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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A subtle film that explores the limits of jealousy. In flashback, a successful artist recounts two recent loves, the first his wife, the second a mistress. The film takes a while to get moving on the plot, but is artful in the mean time with some amazing transition shots. Our artist finds himself holding information that could save his wife's life, but she has also recently told him that she had an affair, and used the following words in her less than humble confession: every, position, many, times. What would you do?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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spectacular scenery does not compensate for boring artwork, facial hair tricks do not fool us into believing flashbacks; what was probably meant to intrigue the viewer only manages to annoy

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Tjebbo Penning

Director

Paul Freeman

Julius Morlang

Diana Kent

Ellen Morlang

Susan Lynch

Ann Morlang

Eric van der Donk

Wim Giel

Marcel Faber

Robert Jansen

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Marta Barber

Miami Herald

An engrossing psychological thriller.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 2, 2005

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Megan Lehmann

New York Post

Penning, who also co-wrote the script based on a real-life scandal from the Netherlands, tangles up his timeline so thoroughly that any suspense is strangled out of the story.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 5, 2004

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Ty Burr

Boston Globe

Chilly, slow, absorbing.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 21, 2004

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James Verniere

Boston Herald

Spins a tangled web of adultery, betrayal and professional and personal jealousy in the heady world of European high art.

Rated: 3/4

May 21, 2004

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E! Online

Without enough suspense, surprise or engagement, this pretty-as-a-picture piece feels as flat as one of Freeman's paintings.

Rated: C+

Apr 22, 2004

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Scott Foundas

L.A. Weekly

Morlang has surprises up its sleeve that even the seasoned genre fan may not see coming.

Apr 22, 2004

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Synopsis

A fatal event forces an adulterous art photographer (Paul Freeman) and his unfaithful wife (Diana Kent) to trust each other implicitly.

Director: Tjebbo Penning
Producer: San Fu Maltha, Vibeke Windeløv
Screenwriter: Tjebbo Penning, Ruud Schuurman, Matthew Faulk, Mark Skeet
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 20, 2001, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2016
Runtime: 1h 34m