A szerető

An impressive connection between two men and one woman, who fought for her favor both during her life and after her death. A brilliantly acted open and hidden battle for the love of a dead woman, sometimes dominated by the lover, sometimes by the husband, leading to a painful realization that neither of them is spared. It is indeed better to let the dead rest in peace... (2012.04.09)

One rarely sees such an unsentimental yet hopelessly sad film full of anger and bitterness. The loss of a loved one usually hurts. The loss of illusions hurts twice as much. The existing certainties crumble, and the specter of a rival enters the widower's life, a rival against whom victory is impossible and who forces the protagonist to reconsider his view of his previous partnership. The illusion of a functional bourgeois family becomes a strange triangle, missing one side. When there is no escape from the hopeless reality of life into a world of comforting memories, the future loses its meaning as well. The Lover is an intimate psychological drama that works exceptionally well, relying on very little - just two outstanding actors and the grungy reality of a Russian metropolis full of neglected apartment buildings with decaying interiors. Overall impression: 90%. (2015.02.06)