Blinded
Synopsis
Francis reluctantly offers the traveller a low-paid job in the yard. Put off by the unsettling atmosphere, Mike declines the offer. But as he turns to go, he sets eyes on Rachel (Jodhi May), Francis' enigmatic young wife, and changes his mind. Mike starts work on the farm, dumping the debris of the Blacks' once-successful business into the mud pit - a bottomless vortex of quicksand at the end of the land.
Mike soon realises that Francis, increasingly embittered by his blindness, exerts a domineering power over Rachel. Rachel, emotionally suffocated by her husband, is increasingly attracted to Mike, whose presence awakens her pent-up sexual desire. Unable to resist each other, they become lovers. As the sexual tension increases, so too does Francis' jealousy rage. In a fit of anger, Francis sacks the traveller. The threat of Mike's departure forces Rachel to choose between her husband and her lover. Unaware of his dark past, Rachel decides to run away with Mike. Seething with fury, Francis stands, knife in hand, by the edge of the mud-pit waiting for the unsuspecting lovers as they prepare to make their escape.
Details
- Year
- 2004
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 90 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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Eleanor Yule 1st Feature
- Producer
- Carole Sheridan, Agnes Wilkie, Bill Gore
- Editor
- James Hamilton
- Screenwriter
- Eleanor Yule
- Director of Photography
- Jerry Kelly
- Sound
- Douglas McDougall (Designer), Douglas Kerr (Recordist)
- Composer
- Malcolm Lindsay
- Principal cast
- Peter Mullan, Jodhi May, Anders W. Berthelsen, Phyllida Law, Samantha Bond
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
OscarFilms
61 Holland StreetGlasgow G2 4NJ
Scotland
UK
T +44 (0)141 287 8261
ovh@oscarfilms.co.uk
Sales Company
Guerilla Films
www.guerilla-films.com
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