Possession

1981 • 123 minutes

4.4

8 reviews

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About this movie

A horror film like no other, Possession is an intense, shocking experience that was banned in the UK as a 'video nasty' at the Cannes Film Festival however the film was nominated for the Palme d'Or and Isabelle Adjani won Best Actress for her mesmerising performance. With their marriage in pieces Anna and Mark's tense relationship has become a psychotic descent into screaming matches, violence and self mutilation. Believing his wife's only lover is the sinister Heinrich, Mark is unaware of the demonic, tentacled creature that Anna has hidden away for liaisons in a deserted apartment and will stop at nothing to protect. 1981 OLIANE PRODUCTION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. - 1981 Oliane Production. All Rights Reserved .

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4.4

8 reviews

Elwyn Roberts

September 23, 2018

Buyer beware, this brilliant film is not for everyone and almost defies classification. Possession (1981) resembles a horror film, but instead turns into it's own strangely entertaining arthouse masterpiece. Isabelle Adjani rightfully won her best actress award for her performance as her character goes into a realm far beyond madness. Andrzej Zulawski's masterpiece for me is a metaphor for cold war communism's insidious influence and how people during seduced by communism became strangers overnight.

A Google user

April 18, 2016

Not possible to give a description... I think everyone will see something different in this movie. I thought of Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos...