Directed by Jerzy SkolimowskiMy rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Miramax)
I was hoping maverick Polish director Skolimowski would inject his unique style into what appeared to be a routine romantic period drama, but he fails miserably. It would be easy to blame Timothy Hutton, but his female costars Valeria Golino and Nastassja Kinski are equally as bad. The trio are fatally miscast and have zero chemistry. It's a turgid Turgenev romance, where Russian Hutton falls head over heals for peasant beauty Golino for no apparent reason, then gets into a heated romance with the aristocratic Kinski. They have a sex scene in a crumbling mansion as her horse watches. The two women meet at what is supposed to be a dramatic dinner, but I could not stop laughing, particularly during Hutton's tirade in the back room. His Russian accent completely disappears when he tries to emote, then he breaks down in tears and hides behind a curtain.
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