Sony Pictures Classics
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-Ray, DVD, Sony)
(Starz)
Tim Roth is struck by lightning one day in Bucharest. After a recovery in the hospital, he finds he is half his age and possesses supernatural powers. The Nazis are after him for biological experiments while philosophers want him for his intellect. He meets, or rather re-meets, his soul mate one day on a mountain. She too is struck by lightning, but instead of youth she finds herself possessed by an ancient Indian mystic and speaking in strange tongues. Together they search for the origins of language. Laughable attempt at filmization of an impossible-to-film story by Mircea Eliade. Coppola indulges in gimmicky camerawork, such as meaningless upside-down shots. The pervasive digital effects give it a cold, steely, soul-less feeling, much like the characters which populate it.
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