Cul De Sac
1966, 107 minutes, Rated M
Described by Polanski himself as his best film, Cul-de-Sac draws heavily on the traditions of the Theatre of the Absurd and echoes of Beckett?s Waiting for Godot in both it?s themes and visual style.
George (Donald Pleasence) and Teresa's (Francoise Dorleac) marriage is based on a struggle for sexual dominance. Teresa attempts to win this game by assuming a male role in both her attire and attitudes. She emasculates her husband, physically and psychologically to the point of complete humiliation. George, for his part, does try to fulfill the role of dominant male, but ultimately his efforts are merely destructive and leave him more isolated than ever.
Cul-de-Sac is a bizarre and blackly comic study that revisits Knife in the Water's theme of what happens when a tense relationship's fragile status quo is disrupted by outside influences.
- Director:
- Roman Polanski [15],
- Starring:
- Renne Houston [1], Jacqueline Bisset [15], Jack MacGowran [4], Iain Quarrier [2], Donald Pleasence [47], Lionel Stander [20], Geoffrey Summer [1], Francoise Dorleac [3],
- Screen Formats:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Language and Sound:
- English Dolby Digital Stereo
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