Her Name Is Carla (2005)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Jay Anania

Writer:

Jay Anania (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

There are no coincidences.

Plot:

Two strangers refuse to leave the seaside home of a couple, which leads to sexual tension and crime. |

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Sex

Cast

Julian Sands	...	Bill
Mina Badie	...	Molly
Max Beesley	...	Jack
Julianne Nicholson	...	Carla
Jennifer Lazea	...	Young Carla
Ashley Rose	...	Young Carla (voice) (as Ashley Rose Orr)

Directed by
Jay Anania

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jay Anania		writer

Produced by
Ram Bergman	....	producer
Raymond Izaac	....	associate producer
Dana Lustig	....	producer
Bill McCutchen	....	executive producer
Glen Reynolds	....	producer
Tracey Soast	....	post-production producer: Postworks New York

Original Music by
Max Beesley

Cinematography by
Jay Anania

Film Editing by
Jay Anania

Casting by
Lindsay Chag

Makeup Department
Apryl Sahadi	....	hair stylist
Apryl Sahadi	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Alexis Cairns	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alexis Cairns	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Sean Canada	....	sound assistant: Vertigo Power New York (as Sean Canda)
Chen Harpaz	....	sound designer: Vertigo Power New York
Chen Harpaz	....	sound mixer: Vertigo Power New York
Hae Kyong Harpaz	....	foley artist: Vertigo Power New York
Anna Rieke	....	sound mixer
Amy Worldern	....	sound assistant: Vertigo Power New York

Camera and Electrical Department
Silvia Beltramini	....	still photographer
Alexis Cairns	....	additional camerawork
Peter Cairns	....	additional camerawork
Peter Cairns	....	assistant camera
Steffen Unger	....	gaffer

Editorial Department
Joseph Borges	....	assistant editor: nitris, Postworks New York
Alexis Cairns	....	assistant editor
Sam Daley	....	colorist: Postworks New Yoerk
Benjamin Murray	....	editor: nitris, Postworks New York

Music Department
Renato Neto	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Sabrina Zanella-Foresi	....	script supervisor

Thanks
Ayres D'Cunha	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Bergman Lustig Productions

Distributors

• Fabrication Films (2005) (worldwide) (all media)
• Hart Sharp Video

Other Companies

• Analog Digital International  thanks
• Postworks New York  post-production video
• Vertigo Power New York  sound post-production

Also Known As:

The Visitors (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, some language and violence.

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:R

Company:

Bergman Lustig Productions

Poor Julian Sands!

I don't want to include a spoiler, so it is difficult to tell you how absolutely awful this movie is. I was looking forward to seeing more of Julian Sands. Julianne Nicholson's character, appearance, and performance is horrible. Max Beesley was very interesting to watch, and I wish his character had been better developed and allowed more on-screen time. Long after the movie ended, I was still trying to figure it out, and eventually some of the "clues" sunk in. It really was a convoluted mess. As a married couple, Nicholson's and Sands' characters were completely unbelievable and overly gullible. Even the setting was never clearly explored. Where exactly was this movie supposed to take place? It was implied that it was an extremely popular seaside resort, but we rarely saw any other vacationers. The publicity for the film leads you to believe it will be some kind of very sexy "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf", but the entire premise and plot fall flat. There's some "woo-woo" stuff going on too, which might be supernatural or some cerebral malfunction. I'd say stay away from this movie.