Closet Land (1990)
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44% of critics liked it
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85% of users liked it
(2,227 ratings)
Indian-born, American-educated director Radha Bharadwaj based her allegorical thriller on the work of her husband with Amnesty International. The story concerns The Woman (Madeleine Stowe), a children's book writer who, in an unspecified country, is abducted from her bed in the middle of the… More Indian-born, American-educated director Radha Bharadwaj based her allegorical thriller on the work of her husband with Amnesty International. The story concerns The Woman (Madeleine Stowe), a children's book writer who, in an unspecified country, is abducted from her bed in the middle of the night and imprisoned for writing subversive literature. She declares her books to be pure fantasies, but her well-dressed inquisitor The Man (Alan Rickman) sees the books as allegorical attacks on the State. In the form of a long dialogue between The Man and The Woman, The Man, through psychological and physical torture, attempts to get The Woman to confess. But The Woman endures, refusing to buckle under to The Man's relentless interrogation. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Radha Bharadwaj
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Mar 6, 1991 Wide
- Studio
- Media Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Plumbs the totalitarian mind
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Brian Mckay, eFilmCritic.com
Strong performances by Rickman and Stowe, yet the film (about torture) fails to engage on a visceral level
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Rickman and Stowe add a lot to this fascinating little mind-bender.
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Cast
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Madeleine Stowe
as Victim
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Alan Rickman
as Interrogator
