La jeune fille et la mort

Original title: Death and the Maiden

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7.2/10

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Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley in La jeune fille et la mort (1994)

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Political Thriller Psychological Thriller Drama Mystery Thriller

A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

28K

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See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 nominations total

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Trivia
Sigourney Weaver stated in a later interview that Director Roman Polanski would sometimes randomly fire a gun in order to get the most genuine expressions of fear from the cast.

Goofs
Dr. Miranda's moustache changes inconsistently throughout the movie.

Quotes
Gerardo Escobar: In a democracy, the midnight knock on the door can be friendly.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Speechless/Dumb and Dumber/Legends of the Fall/Little Women/Death and the Maiden/The Madness of King George (1994)

Soundtracks
SCHUBERT STRING QUARTET IN D MINOR
Written by Franz Schubert
Performed by Amadeus Quartet (as The Amadeus Quartet)
Recording courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon Gmbh

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Featured review

10/10

A great combination of suspense, psychology and politics.

Death and the Maiden is a thriller. A woman who had been tortured in a repressive government meets a man who has been her torturer, or has he?

It is also a psychological film. A married couple deals with uncovering the whole truth about their past.

And it is political. Although it is supposed to be a fictional story, it has more than a strong resemblance with the brutal tortures during Pinochet's dictatorship in Chile. It is not filmed in that country, but they use Chilean money, they eat Chilean bread and they mention Tavelli, a popular café in Santiago.

Beautiful music. Schubert's Death and the Maiden, is played throughout the movie.

A great film to view with people who enjoy having discussions after.

Enjoy!