Enquête sur une passion

Original title: Bad Timing

1980
16
2h 3m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

10K

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Art Garfunkel in Enquête sur une passion (1980)

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When a married American woman ends up in a Vienna hospital after a suicide attempt, an inspector seeks to uncover the cause and eventual demise of her torrid affair with a psychoanalyst.When a married American woman ends up in a Vienna hospital after a suicide attempt, an inspector seeks to uncover the cause and eventual demise of her torrid affair with a psychoanalyst.When a married American woman ends up in a Vienna hospital after a suicide attempt, an inspector seeks to uncover the cause and eventual demise of her torrid affair with a psychoanalyst.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

10K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins total

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Bad Timing

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Trivia
Director Nicolas Roeg and actress Theresa Russell fell in love during the shoot and married. Russell was 22 years old at that time, while Roeg was already 52 years old. They had two children, but divorced later.

Goofs
Near the beginning of the movie, when the Czechoslovakian border guard checks the names on his list, the list contains several Czech swear words instead of personal names and occupations ("Mrdac," "Kurevnik," "Prdelac"...).

Quotes
Alex Linden: You tell the truth about a lie so beautifully.

Alternate versions
The BBFC made one cut to the film in the UK before theatrical release. The cut footage juxtaposes an image of lovemaking with a shot of a child. This was re-edited into separate shots due to concerns about the Child Protection Act, and all versions available worldwide are the re-edited version.

Connections
Featured in Lights, Camera, Action!: A Century of the Cinema: Let's Make Love (1996)

Soundtracks
Berceuse
Sung by Vernon Midgley
Music by Benjamin Goddard (uncredited)

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Featured review

Complex and shocking and riveting

I saw this film when it was originally released and it still ranks as my all-time favorite. From the opening strains of Tom Waits' gritty "Invitation to the Blues" (which is cut off by the wail of an ambulance!) every aspect--music, scenery, the astonishing acting--melds together into a masterpiece.

Theresa Russell is simply a knockout as Milena, a woman who refuses to be "owned". She's beautiful, sexy, carefree, and absolutely infuriating to Art Garfunkel's psychologist Dr. Linden. His compulsion to control her leads to disaster, and Garfunkel's performance is absolutely astonishing. The expression on his face in the final scene is unforgettable. It haunts me still.