{"id":346964,"date":"2021-10-01T15:49:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T12:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/watch-possession-with-film-summary-and-movie-review\/"},"modified":"2021-10-01T15:49:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T12:49:00","slug":"watch-possession-with-film-summary-and-movie-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-possession-with-film-summary-and-movie-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Possession with film summary and movie review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a400be5140a1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a400be5140a1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-possession-with-film-summary-and-movie-review\/#%E2%80%9CWatch_Possession_Online%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Watch Possession Online&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-possession-with-film-summary-and-movie-review\/#Peter_Sobczynski\" >Peter Sobczynski<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-possession-with-film-summary-and-movie-review\/#Possession_2021\" >Possession (2021)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWatch_Possession_Online%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Watch Possession Online&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/review\/primary_image\/reviews\/possession-movie-review-2021\/possession-movie-review-2021.jpeg\"><\/img><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<section>When Andrzej \u017bu\u0142awski\u2019s \u201cPossession\u201d had its world premiere at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, it became, with the possible exception of the European debut of \u201cHeaven\u2019s Gate,\u201d the most controversial of that year\u2019s entries. The film also earned Isabelle Adjani, along with her work in James Ivory\u2019s \u201cQuartet,\u201d the prize for Best Actress. However, when it was released in Europe, &#8220;Possession&#8221;\u00a0was not a box-office success and would make the notorious list of so-called \u201cvideo nasties\u201d that were banned in the United Kingdom because of their supposedly harmful content. In America, its reception was even worse\u2014it wouldn\u2019t be released for another two years and when it was, it was dumped just before Halloween with a third of its running time removed in an attempt to make it resemble a straightforward horror item, inspiring mostly terrible reviews from the few critics who bothered to look at it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<section>\n<p>But the notoriety surrounding the film ensured that a cult would develop around it over the years, even in America, where the full-length version eventually turned up at repertory screenings and occasional showings on TCM. Now, to mark the film\u2019s 40th anniversary, a new 4K restoration is here. To watch &#8220;Possession&#8221;\u00a0again is to realize that it remains one of the most grueling, powerful, and overwhelmingly intense cinematic experiences that you are likely to have in your lifetime.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Because the plot of the film is both insanely complex (God only knows how it must have played in that shortened version) and dependent on a number of outrageous surprises, I will keep my summary brief. Set in West Berlin, the film opens as spy Mark (Sam Neill) returns home from his latest espionage mission to discover that his wife, Anna (Isabelle Adjani) wants a divorce. Mark very reluctantly agrees to move out and leaves their young son, Bob (Michael Hogben), in Anna\u2019s custody, and then proceeds to go on an extended drinking binge. Afterwards, he returns to the apartment and is horrified to discover that Bob has been left for what has clearly been some period of time. When Anna returns, Mark insists on staying with them, unwilling to leave Bob alone with her anymore. She takes off again in the middle of the night and Mark gets a phone call from her lover, Heinrich (Heinz Bennent), informing him that she&#8217;s staying with him.<\/p>\n<p>The already frayed situation soon grows increasingly bizarre. Mark meets Helen, Bob\u2019s schoolteacher, and is startled to discover that she&#8217;s an exact lookalike for Anna. Mark pays a visit to Heinrich, who insists he hasn\u2019t seen Anna in a while and then beats up Mark. When Anna does make an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance, they also fight\u2014one argument ends up with each one cutting themselves with an electric knife\u2014before she flees yet again. Mark eventually decides to hire a private detective to follow Anna around to find out where she&#8217;s staying and what she&#8217;s doing. The detective eventually discovers that she has taken another apartment in a run-down building and decides to go inside to investigate further.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s at this point that I will say no more about what happens next. Suffice to say, it quickly becomes apparent that the pain, anguish, and borderline hysteria on full display in the opening scenes is only a mere prelude for the incredible amount of physical and emotional brutality to come. I will also point out that the film involves the work of special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi and his contribution is so far removed, both in looks and temperament, from E.T., the character he presented to the world the very next year, that it seems impossible they both came from the same person.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<section>\n<p>Working in the English language for the only time in his career, Zu\u0142awski took inspiration from his 1976 divorce from actress Ma\u0142gorzata Braunek, transforming the anger and depression that resulted from it into a cinematic primal scream of the likes that few moviegoers had experienced then or have since. This is a million times removed from the dated banalities of \u201cKramer vs. Kramer\u201d (1979) and the like\u2014perhaps the only thing that comes close to it is David Cronenberg\u2019s \u201cThe Brood\u201d (1979) another film that examined the emotional fallout from divorce through the prism of a grisly horror film and even that notably outre effort seems almost staid in comparison to this one. The scenes in which Mark and Anna tear into each other are done with such rage and ferocity that you almost feel as if you are intruding on something that you shouldn\u2019t be seeing, but they are so compelling and deeply felt that you cannot turn away.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One reason for that is the simply incredible performance by Adjani, whose work here is a high-wire act for the ages that starts off with her at 11 on the emotional scale and quickly goes even further without ever going off the rails. Considering that this is the kind of script that most stars, even the braver and bolder ones, pay people good money to keep as far away from them as possible, I can&#8217;t say what attracted Adjani to the role but something about it clearly clicked, as she throws herself into it with the kind of intensity most could never dream of mustering. This is most evident during the centerpiece scene, a flashback in which she recounts a violent miscarriage that she suffered in a subway tunnel during Mark\u2019s absence and which she says resulted in a nervous breakdown. Recently, clips of this scene have been transformed into memes but to see the whole thing in full and in its proper context is equally horrifying and breathtaking\u2014she brings such a feverish intensity to this scene that there are points where she barely seems human anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From its hypnotic opening moments\u2014aided in no small part by the contributions from cinematographer Bruno Nuytten (which now look better than ever, albeit in a largely grey and grimy manner) and composer Andrzej Korzy\u0144ski\u2014to its absolutely terrifying final moments, \u201cPossession\u201d is a singular work of art that, now seen in its intended form, deserves consideration as one of the supreme horror films of its era. That said, for all of its\u00a0grisly goings-on (and there are a lot), this is more of an exercise of emotional horror and on that level, it&#8217;s absolutely devastating. \u201cPossession\u201d is one of those films you will either love or hate, but which you will never ever forget, no matter how much some of you may wish that you could.<\/p>\n<p><em>Now playing theatrically and digitally via the Metrograph; in theaters nationwide on October 15.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Peter Sobczynski\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/user\/primary_image\/peter-sobczynski\/featured_Peter_Sobczynski.jpg\" title=\"Peter Sobczynski\"><\/img><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><figcaption>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Peter_Sobczynski\"><\/span>Peter Sobczynski<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Peter Sobczynski is a contributor to eFilmcritic.com and Magill&#8217;s Cinema Annual and can be heard weekly on the nationally syndicated &#8220;Mancow&#8217;s Morning Madhouse&#8221; radio show.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<section> <\/section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Possession movie poster\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/movie\/movie_poster\/possession-2021\/large_possession-poster.jpeg\" title=\"Possession movie poster\"><\/img><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Possession_2021\"><\/span> Possession (2021) <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p> <meta content=\"R\" itemprop=\"contentRating\"><\/meta> Rated R  <\/p>\n<p> 123 minutes <meta content=\"PT123M\" itemprop=\"duration\"><\/meta><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<article target=\"_blank\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/blog_post\/primary_image\/mzs\/the-unloved-part-94-the-phantom-of-the-opera\/thumb_julian-sands-phantom.jpg\"><\/img><\/p>\n<p> 5 minutes ago <\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<article target=\"_blank\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/blog_post\/primary_image\/streaming\/maid-netflix-tv-review-2021\/thumb_MAID_102_Unit_00904R.jpg\"><\/img><\/p>\n<p> 5 minutes ago <\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<article target=\"_blank\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/blog_post\/primary_image\/interviews\/it-was-what-it-was-david-chase-on-the-many-saints-of-newark\/thumb_rev-1-NWRK-08723_High_Res_JPEG.jpeg\"><\/img><\/p>\n<p> 1 day ago <\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<article target=\"_blank\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/static.rogerebert.com\/uploads\/blog_post\/primary_image\/features\/nicolas-winding-refns-drive-cinemas-postmodern-samurai\/thumb_drive.jpg\"><\/img><\/p>\n<p> 2 days ago <\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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