In a Lonely Place (2017)
Starring Luigi Busignani, Lucrezia Frenquellucci
Directed by Davide Montecchi
When was the last time you feasted your eyes upon a “sexy” film? No, I’m not talking about that Fifty Shades-type garbage – I’m talking about a movie that simply looks attractive in every facet, and one that can manage to hook your eyes and hold your attention for the entire duration of the presentation – I present to all you lunatics: Davide Montecchi’s In A Lonely Place.
Centering around a couple of longtime friends, Thomas (Busignani) and Teresa (Frenquellucci); their relationship is one that has stood the test of time. Thomas is a man that is blundering, both in his personal image and outwardly towards others, while Teresa is a straight-up stunner, however she’s got a little bit of an issue with her own representation. What lies deep down in the depths of Thomas’s mind is his complete and total obsession with his bestie…wait a minute? You mean that he’s daring to breach that unbreachable boundary known as “the friend zone?” Big troubles on the horizon, Thomas – BIG troubles. Teresa struggles on a daily basis to explore for her true inner self, and Thomas takes it upon himself to “assist” her in the search to help her find that beauty…yep, things are about to get a bit demented. Teresa is poised to feel pain on multiple levels for a cost of aligning all facets of her life…seems a bit excessive, but apparently there’s no price on infinite happiness.
When you delve deep down to the bowels of this film, you really might not find the conventional horror obverses glimmering through the surface, yet it’s the essence of what’s happening to both characters that’s what is so damn disturbing. In separate instances, both Thomas and Teresa, although friends, act as if their lives are incomplete without each other, and the impending trauma that’s on the horizon just might be what the couple needs to weld their souls together for all time – talk about a demented love connection! The assistance of both of their performances only adds to an innately dark story that brims with uncertainty, and as I was alluding to earlier, this film just looks luxurious, visually speaking. With a bevy of exquisite camera-shots from cinematographer Fabrizio Pasqualetto, In A Lonely Place bleeds beauty on an insanely dark level. Downsides? Aside from a creepingly slow pace (which in actuality aids the story), there really isn’t much to poke at, which is why I can HIGHLY recommend this flick to those who want their terror on a bit more of an intimate level – seek this one out now!
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