41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Closet Land, February 16, 2002
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Oh, yes, the movie. This movie is very, very emotional. It's about a gvmt. interrogator who accuses a writer of children's books of putting political propoganda in her books. LOTS of madness ensues. There are only two people in this movie, Alan Rickman (Interrogator) and Madeline Stowe (Victim). The Interrogator tries to break the Victim into admitting that she's putting political stuff in her books throughout the whole movie. Now, this may sound like boring suff, but the script and the acting and the story is so superb that the one and a half hours actually goes by quickly, with the viewer wanting to watch more.
Alan Rickman does an Oscar caliber job as the Interrogator. At first, he's calm and "kind" to the Victim; soon, he starts to break down. The scene where the Interrogator pretends to be two people at once shows SHEER ACTING TALENT.
Madeline Stowe is equally good as the victim, and the monologue she does inside the closet toward the end of the film was so well done the viewer could visualize everything she was talking about, and it's as if you were there.
However, this movie is very disturbing, with scenes of violence, and references to rape and abuse. It's one intense ride from beginning to end. This is psychological drama to the max, and it's deeply though provoking, disturbing, and talent-filled.
Don't miss your chance to get this movie! Or else, you probably will never see it again, except on obscure websites, selling for fifty bucks. Which is still worth it, but take the chance to get it on Amazon... while you still can.
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47 of 50 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Child abuse/political imprisonment, October 23, 2002
This film is an accurate portrayal of the severity of torture and childhood sexual abuse. Closet Land is where this woman escaped to during the abuse she endured as a child.
Alan Rickman is an incredible actor. His skill enables him to play the part of an abuser frighteningly well. Madeleine Stowe plays the part of a child abuse survivor/political prisoner equally as realistic and powerful.
This is a very important movie if it is viewed as a way to understand abuse and torture. It is rare to see such an accurate depiction of the experience of abuse. The movie was tastefully done. All of the torture was alluded to; none of it was shown. I do not necessarily recommend this movie to abuse/torture survivors. It is extremely triggering, upsetting and disturbing.
The ending was powerful.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Disturbing, Eye-opening, and Stimulating, September 12, 2004
I watched this film with 3 guys of the terminator persuation. I asked them to try something different and see what they thought. If it Stank, we could always watch something mindless that explodes alot. We turned out the light and started the movie... Not a single peep from any of them until the end of the film. Suddenly, intellectual discussion spontaneously erupted from these otherwise shallow people...I was astounded. They found the movie enlightening and interesting and disturbing at the same time. Note: there are only two people in the entire film? This should have been on stage. Rickman was amazing and Stowe was a bright shining star.
Highly recommend as a change of pace...Topic is an adult one, I would say no children under 15.
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