Euphoria

 

Euphoria 2017

• Director: Lisa Langseth
• Based on the novel: no
• Cast: Alicia Vikander, Eva Green, Charles Dance, Charlotte Rampling, Adrian Lester, Mark Stanley
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Alicia Vikander – Tomb Raider, Ex Machina, Testament of Youth
• Eva Green – Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Dark Shadows, Camelot, Perfect Sense, The Golden Compass, Casino Royale, Kingdom of Heaven
• Charles Dance – Johnny English Strikes Again, Victor Frankenstein, Woman in Gold, The Imitation Game, Merlin, Starter for 10, Gosford Park, Hilary & Jackie, Alien 3
• Charlotte Rampling – Dune, London Spy, Broadchurch, Melancholia, Never Let Me Go, Life During Wartime, Lemming, Great Expectations, A Hard Day’s Night
• Adrian Lester – London Spy, Hustle, Merlin, Bonekickers, Doomsday, Being Human, As You Like It, Day After Tomorrow, Hamlet, Born Romantic, Love’s Labour’s Lost, Primary Colors
• Mark Stanley - Our Kind of Traitor, Star Wars the Force Awakens, Mr Turner 
• Why? Vikander.
• Seen: 10 January 2023      

       Sisters Ines (Vikander) and Emelie (Green) are on holiday together after not seeing each other for several years. They have a rocky relationship. Emilie brings Ines to a mysterious and isolated estate in the middle of a forest where they are welcomed by Marina (Rampling) and Aron (Lester). Ines is horrified to learn that it is an assisted-suicide institution and that Emilie is dying of cancer.

       There are side stories about the other guests but the film as a whole is bizarre and doesn’t quite work. What is very gripping, however, is the tension, suppressed conflicts and memories between the sisters. Both Vikander and Green are outstanding. It might be Green’s best performance so far. 

3 ½ * of 5