Still of the Night
Overview
Robert Benton's Hitchcockian mystery-thriller stars Meryl Streep as the enigmatic Brooke Reynolds. Following the murder of her married lover, she visits the office of his psychiatrist, Dr. Sam Rice (Roy Scheider), to leave a wristwatch for the man's wife. Sam is immediately fascinated by the aloof beauty, whom he's come to know through her lover's therapy. When he finds that her father died mysteriously and that she strongly resembles a woman who's been stalking him, the psychiatrist becomes even more obsessed with her. Despite police entreaties to reveal whatever he knows about Brooke's relationship with the victim, Sam refuses to violate his professional ethics by cooperating, although he believes she might be the murderer. Both fearing and desiring Brooke, he's plagued by nightmares that he'll be her next victim. Striking photography by Nestor Almendros and fine performances from the leads and Josef Sommer (Brooke's murdered lover, appearing in flashbacks) complement a baroquely twisted plot in this complex, bone-chilling film.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Robert Benton - Director
Meryl Streep
Roy Scheider
Jessica Tandy
Joe Grifasi
Sara Botsford
Richmond Hoxie
Rikke Borge
Josef Sommer
Irving Metzman
Larry Joshua
Details
- Format: DVD (Manufactured on Demand, Mono Sound)
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 883904237891
- Genre: DRAMA
- Rating: NR
- Release Date: January 2011
Movie Reviews
Synopsis:
A quiet New York shrink's life is irrevocably altered when one of his patients is murdered--and when he falls in love with the prime suspect in the case.
Reviews:
"...A very cool experience....Literate, well acted and beautifully made..." - 11/03/1982 Variety
"...Intelligently entertaining..." - 11/19/1982 New York Times, p.C8
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