Possession (1981)
Release Year: 1981
Alternative Title: Una mujer poseída, Possessão, Posedlost, La posesión, Mia gynaika daimonismeni, Birtoklás, Megszállottság, Apsestoji, Opetanie, Posednutost, Одержимая, The Night the Screaming Stops, Andrzej Zulawski's Possession
Director: Andrzej Zulawski, Andrzej Żuławski
Writer: Andrzej Zulawski, Andrzej Żuławski, Frederic Tuten
Production & Genre
Producer(s):
Companies: Gaumont, Marianne Productions, Oliane Productions, Soma Film Produktion
Genre: Drama, Horror
Awards & Similar
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Keywords
Keywords: adultery, berlin wall, berlin, germany, breakdown, depressing, domestic abuse, domestic violence, doppelgänger, downward spiral, dual role, extramarital affair, frustrated, germany, gore, hysteria, impending divorce, investigation, marital separation, marriage crisis, mental illness, miscarriage, monster, motorcycle, murder, obsession, police, private detective, separation, serial killer, spiral staircase, teacher, video nasty
Story
Mark (Sam Neill), upon returning from a business trip, discovers his wife Anna (Isabelle Adjani) wants a divorce. Despite Anna's assurance that there's no other man involved, Mark suspects an affair and becomes increasingly obsessive about finding out the truth. As he investigates, he learns that Anna has a lover named Heinrich, while also meeting Helen (also played by Adjani), Bob's teacher who looks like Anna but is her opposite in temperament. Meanwhile, Anna exhibits strange behaviors and bizarre incidents occur around them. Mark eventually discovers that Anna's obsession involves a gruesome process that nothing can stop.
Summary
Possession is a psychological thriller directed by Andrzej Zulawski, set against the backdrop of Cold War Berlin. The film explores themes of obsession, adultery, mental illness, and doppelgängers through its complex portrayal of Mark and Anna's disintegrating marriage. Despite being criticized as a 'video nasty' upon release due to its graphic content, the movie is now recognized for its performances and intense exploration of marital breakdown.
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