tptouchdown Review of Possession

Possession (1981)

Not a horror, not a thriller, not a suspense film... Not really sure what it is

[5/10 · 30 April 2016]

I had to look very hard to pull much positive out of this film. Adjani's character was compelling enough to keep me watching until the end of the movie. Sam Neill was still in the process of developing his on screen presence but is acceptable. In the end the only way I can justify this film is to look at the metaphors presented. Divorce is an ugly beast, the unhappy wife creating an idealized version of her husband. The husband wanting a version of his wife that is very opposite of what exists (she even wears white opposed to Anna's dark clothing). Even in the end when the idealized versions of the two come together the child still pays the price understanding that ultimately the war that is raging between the two of them will continue.