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Frantic (1988)
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Living in exile in Paris after eluding a controversial charge of statutory rape in America, director Roman Polanski seemed professionally adrift during the 1980s, making only one film (the ill-fated Pirates) between 1979 and 1988. Then Polanski found inspiration--and a major star in Harrison Ford--to make Frantic, a thriller that played directly into Polanski's gift for creating an atmosphere of mystery, dread, escalating suspense, and uncertain fate. Set in Paris (Polanski couldn't go to Hollywood, so Hollywood came to him), the story begins when an American heart surgeon (Ford) arrives in the City of Lights with his wife...
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Roman Polanski (Bitter Moon, The Ninth Gate) gives us another suspense thriller set in Paris.
Harrison Ford is in town with his wife on a second honeymoon and to give a speech at a medical conference. His wife disappears while he is in the shower.
He starts a search and, despite the fact that he can't speak a word of...
(complete Frantic review by B Movie Ben)
| Frantic Movie Review by F A B (2/2/2007) |
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If you haven't heard of this one you're truly missing out on one of the best flims that stayed pretty much off the radar.Those that know the work of director Roman Polanski will wonder how they missed this tale of mystery.Add beautiful Paris as the backdrop and you have the making of great american film with a strong...
(complete Frantic review by F A B)
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(6/16/2007)
