The Commune: A New Cult Classic
(2009)
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The Commune: A New Cult Classic
(2009)
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| Chauntal Lewis | ... |
Jenny Cross
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| David Lago | ... |
Puck
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Stuart G. Bennett | ... |
Dr. Polieos
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| Adrian Lee | ... |
Rhea
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| Elisabeth Fies | ... |
Cassie Cross
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| Cindy Baer | ... |
Esmeralda
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Winter | ... |
Loki
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| Trevor Murphy | ... |
Cassie's Lover
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Heidi Hornbacher | ... |
Alice
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| Leslie Lello | ... |
Nurse Brenda
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Michael Bloomfield | ... |
Lee
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Cassius Boxwell | ... |
Baby
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Lia Boxwell | ... |
Woman With Baby
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Richard Channing | ... |
Ebert
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Heather Coleman | ... |
Karuna
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When Jenny Cross (Chauntal Lewis) has to spend summer vacation with deadbeat dad (Stuart G. Bennett) on his creepy commune, she thinks clean living and boredom will kill her. But some fates are worse than death...Provocateur filmmaker Elisabeth Fies masterfully mixes psychological thriller, horror, satire, and coming of age movies to create a fresh, surprising mystery that winks at 1970s masterpieces. Written by The Commune
I first saw this at the Bram Stoker Film Festival, where it won "Best International Feature", and purchased the DVD there (which speaks for itself). It stands up brilliantly to a second viewing, I have to say, and works as well on the small screen as on the big.
The Commune is a good, slow creep in the manner of The Wicker Man, the subject area well researched so that little bits peek through in ways the audience might not always appreciate on a first viewing. It's one of those films where the more you know about the setting the more frightening it is, unlike a lot of horror flicks. The intense colour palette gives it a dissonant quality that enhances the unsettling feeling the film inspires. I feel the climax could have been a little bigger in terms of set pieces, but as it stands it does give the film a more personal feeling.