Closet Land (1991)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Radha Bharadwaj

Writer (WGA):

Radha Bharadwaj (written by)

Release Date:

6 March 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

No one can harm you in your imagination.

Plot:

A young writer is interrogated by a sadistic secret policeman. She is accused of embedding political messages in her children's stories...

Plot Keywords:

Police State | Writer | Molestation | Subversion | Writing

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Alan Rickman	...	Interrogator
Madeleine Stowe	...	Victim

Runtime:

Canada:94 min | USA:89 min | Argentina:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Spain:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Imagine Entertainment

Quotes:

Interrogator: Your best hope would be to de-personalize what follows and not to look upon me as a foe or yourself as a victim. Remember, we are both seekers of truth, and in this quest, I am your friend, philosopher, and guide.

Soundtrack:

Hernando's Hideaway

eye opening

This film hits the heart with a reality like no other I have seen. It shows what us what we, in a democratic society, take for granted, and just what we are lucky enough not to be experiencing. The acting in the film is superb, sometimes you have to remind yourself that the movie is a dramatization, and not real life. Mr. Rickman does wonders with his role (as he does with all roles) making the interrogator fully dimensional and human. The set is incredible. It gives the feeling of 'in the round" theater. Which does not add or take away from the emotion of the action. This movie seeks to open the eyes of the viewer, and I'd say they have made a success of that goal.