Intrigo: Death of an Author

2018
R
1h 46m

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5,9/10

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Ben Kingsley, Benno Fürmann, and Tuva Novotny in Intrigo: Death of an Author (2018)

After an author named David plots the seemingly accidental murder of his wife, her body is never recovered, and he's convinced that she's still alive. Meanwhile, as David translates the final novel by a writer who also died mysteriously, he finds himself attracted to the man's sultry widow. Fact or fiction, life or death ... in this tale, nothing is certain.

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David Moerk traduit un roman de l'auteur réputé Germund Rein. Il s'aperçoit que l'auteur du roman s'est apparemment tué. Il découvre aussi, dans le roman, des parallèles étranges avec sa pro... Tout lireDavid Moerk traduit un roman de l'auteur réputé Germund Rein. Il s'aperçoit que l'auteur du roman s'est apparemment tué. Il découvre aussi, dans le roman, des parallèles étranges avec sa propre vie, y compris sa femme disparue, Eva.David Moerk traduit un roman de l'auteur réputé Germund Rein. Il s'aperçoit que l'auteur du roman s'est apparemment tué. Il découvre aussi, dans le roman, des parallèles étranges avec sa propre vie, y compris sa femme disparue, Eva.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

5,9/10

2,1 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

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Official Trailer

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Intrigo: Death of an Author

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Intrigo: Death of an Author

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Intrigo: Death of an Author

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INTRIGO: DEATH OF AN AUTHOR Official Trailer

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INTRIGO Anthology Teaser Trailer

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Intrigo: Death Of An Author: Angst Erleichterung (German)

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6boblipton

Life Is What You Can Get Away With

Benno Fürmann goes to visit Ben Kingsley on his private island. He wants Kinglsley's advice on his novel, about a man who discovers his wife is pregnant by her unknown lover, and is about to leave him. So he kills her, and seems to get away with it... until he hears her laugh over the radio at a symphony concert.

It's the first of three movies, all called Intrigo: Something or other, based on the stories of Håkan Nesser,, each intended to illustrate some concept. I found them to be mildly distressing in the same way that I find most Scandinavian movies: a sterile, bleak world of no moral values. There are intriguing plot twists, and the camerawork by Pawel Edelman is quite lovely, thanks to some beautiful landscapes in what used to be Yugoslavia when I was young and dinosaurs roamed the earth.

6pkdyer1965

The Book of Confusion?

Missing Wife, Dead Author's book translation, poor Ben Kingsley having to listen to it all and the viewer thinking what the hell is going on. Don't get me wrong it's not a bad watch there was some intriguing moments that kept you guessing. Most of it is in english except when David talks to his publisher they talk in german no subtitles. Its more of a afternoon matinee film than anything else.

3stevojaxon

... tiresome, tedious and annoying ....

I think the actor's knew they were going to be paid regardless of how the movie turned out. So they did their best. To me, I never forgot that I was watching Ben Kingsley, so what happened to his character? Actually, why was his character even there? This movie started out with an intriguing premise, melded into some totally unbelievable ideas and got lost when it drove on the wrong side of the road, so to speak. If the intention was to make it all unclear and confusing then it deserves applause; but methinks someone watched Alfred Hitchcock and thought to themselves, "I can do that". I'll just make it original with some German accents and blue eyed chosen people. I will forget this one soon.

3bac911rn

A plodding, convoluted mess

Excruciatingly slow moving, convoluted plot that drones incessantly towards a mediocre conclusion

7thejdrage

Ben Kingsley, people!!!!

In all honesty, I am one of "those people" who do NOT try to figure out what is happening and "who done it" in a who-done-it movie or book. I just sit there and let it wash over me, look at the scenery and get entertained. By SIR Ben Kingsley (Or, oh lordy lord, is it Lord Ben Kingsley? Let's go with Sir.) He was worth one star.

There were no likable characters in the film, except for the waitress. She was always most pleasant. And the cat. But It was hard not to have someone to root for - especially this day in age.

There was great scenery. But that was about it. I do like Nordic noir, so of course this intrigued me. But usually it's colder and much more brutal than this one was.

I do think think it's worth a watch. Why not? Did I mention it has SIR Ben Kingsley in it? :)

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Anecdotes
This movie, Intrigo: Dear Agnes (2019) and Intrigo: Samaria (2019) comprise an anthology trilogy. As an anthology, the trilogy is tied together by story themes - hate, revenge and nemesis - rather than by characters. The only characters common to all three movies are the not seen opening narrator, portrayed by Karen Archer, who speaks about those themes, and Doris, portrayed by Tor Clark, a server at the titular "Intrigo", a café in the fictional town of Maardam where many of the characters meet. Michael Byrne portrays Keller in both "Author" and "Samaria", Ed Cooper Clarke portrays Thomas Neuman(n)-Hansen in both "Author" and "Agnes", and Cal MacAninch portrays Erich Neuman(n)-Hansen in both "Agnes" and "Samaria", and one can only assume, although it is not implicitly stated, that in all three cases the actor is indeed playing the same character in both movies. In addition, the assumed name of the translator in "Author" and the ad copywriter in "Samaria" are both Henry Martens.

Citations
[first lines]
Opening Narrator: The people of the world are more or less the same. Thought we may come in different shapes and colors, we all share the same inheritance, and we all have our back stories, and our secrets. Like this man, let's call him Henry, trying to find his way on a remote Greek island.
Opening Narrator: Even though evolution might seem to mature us, there are still parts of our brain that belong to our reptile ancestors. Although we've convinced ourselves that hate, revenge and nemesis belong to the past, our ancient ancestors' blood still runs in our veins... whether we like it or not.

Bandes originales
Arabesque No. 1
Composed by Claude Debussy
Published by Koka Media
Record label: Koka Classical
[The piano piece David is listening to playing on the turntable]