Possession

Andrzej Zulawski's 'Possession' is a weird arthouse horror film that definitely requires an open mind to appreciate, Possession was definitely a strange viewing experience. I think its a combination of surreal drama and horror its also a harrowing portrait of a disintegrating marriage and how it effects those people around it especially the kids, it's obvious that the director was going through the same experience as the characters in the film but not all of the experiences of course. I would say that the film was similar to Cronenberg's The Brood only its more European. Both Isabela Adjani and Sam Niel star as a married couple on the rocks and who's daily life have turned into mayhem. She has left him for someone else which leads to serious breakdowns and nagging, we also get to see them screaming, wailing and whacking each other with fatal results like Adjani who cuts her throat with an electric carving knife! yes very nice. Sam Neill then hires a private detective to locate his wife and that's when things get really nasty. Yelling, screaming and electric knife fights ensue as well as Adjana's character giving birth to a slimy tentacle creature in a subway who she proceeds to have sex with and feeds some people and lovers to, this is the infamous scene that was cut by the censors and I can see why since it was disgusting and horrific at the same time. This Blue Underground edition is completely uncut but I think its the same as the Anchor Bay edition which was also uncut and the special features were the same a trailer and one commentary track done by the director. Sam Niel who always plays a wierdo in most of his films was terrific in this role, at the end of his wits and constantly pushing his character and Adjani was just as good but a bit too OTT. Possession is a strange and worthy tour-de-force film, but I don't think it's going to appeal to both mainstream horror fans and serious filmgoers but it was definitely a great film that has a couple of disturbing and haunting sequences (subway birth scene) along with some weird and eccentric characters like Hienrik who knows kung-fu and the film was beautifully shot and had a dark almost depressing atmosphere and great performances from the cast.

Thank you blue-underground for re-issuing this artistic film now i wont have to pay 80 or 100 for the film. i highly recommend this film truly disturbing but a great piece of art as well as an unknown sam neil film.great artwork too.