Rent Amer (2009)

3.0 of 5 from 77 ratings
1h 27min
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Synopsis:
Follow Ana through three stages of her life, a life plagued by violence, sexual obsession and murder, told through a skewed lens of psychedelic lighting schemes and surreal fever dreams.
Actors:
Cassandra Forêt, , , Bianca Maria D'Amato, , , ,
Directors:
,
Producers:
Francoise Cognard, Eve Commenge
Writers:
Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
Studio:
Anchor Bay
Genres:
Horror, Thrillers
Collections:
Female Filmmakers Who Changed French Cinema, Films by Genre
Countries:
France
BBFC:
Release Date:
31/01/2011
Run Time:
87 minutes
Languages:
French Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • 4 Short Films from Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani:
  • Catharsis
  • Chambre Jaune
  • L'étrange Portarait de la Dame en Jaune
  • La Fin de Notre Amour
  • Teaser and Theatrical trailers
BBFC:
Release Date:
31/01/2011
Run Time:
87 minutes
Languages:
French DTS 2.0, French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
Subtitles:
English
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • Four Short Films from Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani:
  • Catharsis
  • Chambre Jaune
  • L'etrange Portrait de la Dame en Jaune
  • La Fin de Norte Amour
  • Teaser
  • Theatrical Trailers

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Reviews (1) of Amer

Spoilers follow ... - Amer review by NP

Spoiler Alert
10/02/2017

‘Amer’ arrests the attention from the word go, with some imposing imagery of little girl Ana’s (Cassandra Forêt) place within a frightening house and amongst even more creepy relatives.

It is easy to see the similarities between this and Directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s later ‘The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears’: they are clearly in love with the visuals and there is very little dialogue. Whilst the first of the three ‘chapters’ is genuinely morbid and creepy – and my personal favourite segment – the second, in which Ana (Charlotte Eugène Guibeaud) encounters adolescence (she could be anything from 14 to 20 years old) focuses on her leap, or slither, from little girl to the object of desire. There are many suggestive shots of various body parts and awkward closeness with others. It doesn’t really mean much. In fact, it doesn’t mean anything at all, other than it is part of Ana’s ‘journey’.

So then, the third act. Ana is now played by Marie Bos. Suggestion of much light masturbation. Stunning scenery. And a slight return to the intimidating feel of the first segment, with her seemingly returning to her abandoned family home. Despite apparent chance meetings, Ana is very much alone. These moments of her retracing the steps of her childhood remind me of the less than comforting homecoming of Pip, all grown up, returning to Miss Haversham’s ruined building after his adventures. Here, the house is baked in sunlight, and any adventures Ana has had are so obscurely filmed and her character so thinly drawn, we can only appreciate the beautifully shot décor, the unmade beds, the flaking wallpaper, the stunning scenery and the ghostly, discarded porcelain dolls. But the sense of unease comes to the fore once again – whatever the shortcomings of the arthouse style this film embraces, the protracted ending is a heady mix of the sinister and sensual. There is an antagonist, but we are not even sure if he is real. Does he represent the dark memories that haunt her? One thing is for certain – nothing is certain, especially Ana’s eventual fate.

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