Donald Pleasence, Françoise Dorléac, Jack MacGowran
A retired businessman and his young, vivacious wife are living quietly on small British Island until two gangsters on the run stumble into their home and into their lives.
Lionel Stander and Donald Pleasence are marvelous, as well as the screenplay and direction, with Polanski's intense, bizarre and darker than night humour. both delightful and warped piece of art.
A roman polanski classic, in which one's peace and tanquility are distirbued and ruined by unexpected outsiders. A loathing insues for the main gangster/villian, whom we wish was minced up by a gatlin gun. Alby the weird shrimp of a man, and very guache.
A vivicious head stron...( read more)
A highly original and very amusing little gem from Polanski. You can clearly get his sense of humor by watching his earlier efforts.
Comme dans son premier film "Knife in the Water", Polanski présente ici un couple perturbé par l'arrivée d'une tierce personne dans leur univers hermétique. Tourné dans un château ancien en Angleterre, les décors époustouflants augmentent l'effet d'étrangeté et donnent lieu à des...( read more)
Cul De Sac is a brilliant peice of work! Polanski's style is very much starting to take form in his 3rd(?) film. The performances from the 3 leads are fucking incredible! The film is a disturbing blend of black humour and vicious characters. Lionel Stander has a voice thats in mu...( read more)
When I think of a Cul-de-Sac I think of white picket fences, 2.5 dogs and desperate housewives. This doesnt look quite that mundane but I will see it anyway bcause Roman Polanski made it.
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