OVID.tv Presents I, ANNA Film Review — A Mother’s Regret

Posted on by Breanna Henry

A woman makes her way to a fancy hotel on a cool summer night in London. She enters in and examines the older men and woman. There’s lots of drinking, conversing, hugging, and flirting. But she doesn’t seem to fit. She puts on a name tag, Allegra, and goes to the bar by herself. Allegra orders a drink and sips awkwardly, observing the liveliness around her, hoping some nice gentleman will approach her. This could be a new start after a horrible accident. Before she could linger on the thought, a bold fellow makes advances to her. He introduces himself as George.

Fast forward, a 46 year old White male is found dead, bludgeoned to death. The detectives arrive on the scene and identify the dead body. It’s George. Mrs. Stone, his wife, is shocked. Stevie, his son, is distraught and runs into gang trouble as a side-effect of losing his only father figure. And no one is quite sure who the culprit is. But Allegra knows.

OVID.tv’s I, ANNA Dives Into Delusion

A speed-dating event turned into a homicide case makes a slow beginning soon take a turn for the worse. We are introduced to this woman as Allegra, and find out later another name she uses is Anna when she puts on her name tag at her job at the mall, before ultimately finding out her real name at the end. This sets a precedent for how reliable of a character she is throughout the film. We find out she is inadvertently the cause of her grandchild’s death, and now she is a suspect of yet another death. 

We watch Anna devolve more and more into her neuroticism. Through flashbacks sprinkled throughout, I, Anna reveals what exactly happened the night Allegra met George. Things go downhill for her quickly, and it’s a wild ride that requires an open mind and patience to watch.

Barnaby Southcombe’s I, Anna will give you a twist like no other. With such a slow pace it’s hard to consider this a thriller, but by the end, things start to speed up almost suddenly. If you like surprises, this film is definitely for you. There are mild language and sexual innuendos, but they don’t take away from this bizarre storyline. We are left with many confusing details, but there is one thing we can know for sure; everything is not what it seems.

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CAST:

Charlotte Rampling as Anna
Gabriel Byrne as Detective Bernie
Eddie Marsan as Detective Franks
Jodhi May as Mrs. Stone
Ralph Brown as George
Max Deacon as Stevie
Hayley Atwell as Emmy

 

CREATIVE TEAM:

Writer/Director: Barnaby Southcombe 
Producer: Felix Vossen, Christopher Simon, Michael Eckelt, Ilann Girard
Music: David Braud, Jean Michel Derain
Cinematography: Ben Smithard
Film Editing: Peter Boyle
For more information on this film and how to see it, please view the OVID.tv webpage for I, ANNA

 

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Breanna Henry

About the Author: Breanna Henry

Almost 10 years ago Breanna sat in her tiny room she shared with her younger sister in Houston, Texas writing songs, stories, and poems on the rough carpet. She mimicked songs she heard on the radio and imitated books she's read from the Scholastic Book Fair. By fifth grade, she knew creative writing would soon be her passion. Now a sophomore at Loyola University New Orleans, she has published works on her university's newspaper, literary journal, and on her own blog. When she's not writing and working towards her Mass Communication and English Writing degree, she's watching Criminal Minds re-runs, doing photoshoots with friends, and dancing wildly in her dorm room while music blasts through her speakers.

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