Charlotte Rampling in a Basque noir where everyone's guilty and nobody's telling the truth.
What is the shady affair in which the woman is involved, and what is her role? Is or isn't the man a marquis? Who is the young man played by Fabrizio Bentivoglio, and why does he own that car? Does Basque nationalism have to do anything with the story? Everybody has something to hide, everybody seems guilty.
Acting
Rampling's glacial ambiguity—every glance is a lie.
Cinematography
Sun-bleached Basque coast hiding rot underneath.
Director
Massimo Guglielmi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film essentially vanished after release—no official DVD exists, and surviving prints are rare bootleg VHS rips.
The Basque setting wasn't accidental; 1989 saw renewed ETA violence, making the region's political tension a loaded backdrop for class betrayal.
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