
ThismovieistheseconddirectedbyBouchitey,after"Lunefroide"(Coldmoon,1991).Thisnewoneseemstobemore"polite",lesscynicalandsickthanthepreviousone."Seems",because,aftera(slightlyslowandtooeasytopredict)firstpartbasedonthelifeofauniversityteacherandnotoriousliteraturecritic,themovieturnsouttobethestoryofthemadnessofaman,andthesickrelationshipbetweenhimandhisstudent/prisoner.<br/> <br/> Themoviefocusonthebehaviourandpsychologyofthemaincharacter,playedbyBouchitey.How,fromafrustratedwriter,hebecomesamaniac,thenhow,fromacoldpsychotic,heunveilsthecracksofhissoul.<br/> <br/> Bothmaincharacter,BouchiteyandtheyoungLaetitiaChardonnet,areinteresting,movinganddeep.<br/> <br/> Ifoneshallfindtheendofthemoviealittlebit"quick",andthewholeplottoopredictable,thismovieremainsagoodthrillerandagoodportraitofanambiguousmaniac/victimrelationship.[/<br/> quote]






