The Book of Vision

 

The Book of Vision 2020

• Director: Carlo Hintermann
• Based on the book: no
• Cast: Charles Dance, Lotte Verbeek, Sverrir Gudnason, Fillipo Nigro, Isolda Dychouk
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Charles Dance – Johnny English Strikes Again, Euphoria, That Good Night, Victor Frankenstein, Game of Thrones, Woman in Gold, The Imitation Game, Merlin, Starter for 10 Gosford Park, Hilary & Jackie, Michael Collins, Alien 3
• Lotte Verbeek – The Fault in Our Stars
• Sverrir Gudnason  - Upp till kamp, Julia, Cleo
• Why? Possibly good
• Seen: 6 November 2023                   

             Often visually pleasing, clearly an ambitious labour of love, this film doesn’t really work. It’s a mish-mash of modern times and the 18^th century, sort of fantasy, sort of history, possibly a ghost story. Or something.

       Eva (Verbeek) is a brilliant medical student who abandons her career to research Dr Anmuth (Dance) of the 18^th century who has written a soulful book about his patients.

       The same actors play the contemporary characters and the 18^th century characters. But are they the same people? There are various love stories too but they don’t help.

       What’s the point of this film?

 2* of 5