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I bought the dvd of Disgrace because I had read the book more than once and was so pleased to find it had been made into a film. The film follows the plot of the book closely and has not one boring moment, it is interesting, intriguing but also frightening. John Malkovich plays the part of David Lurie so brilliantly that you cannot help being both repelled and fascinated by him. I have only two minor criticism of the film. I felt the character of Melanie [the student Lurie seduces] to be miscast. From the book I had seen her as petite, punky, insolent and devious. However, the actress chosen comes across as a shy,reserved and dignified girl out of her depth with "wolf" Lurie rather than encouraging him. Also,the accompanying music can at times be overpowering. Moving on,the scenery is beautifully captured, as is the spartan life on Lucy's [Lurie's daughter] remote farmstead with her plant nursery, kitchen garden and kennels. Lucy's "professional" yet familiar relationship with the self-confident and determined Petrus as a joint owner of the farm disconcerts Lurie. The apparent calm of life on the farm, however,takes a terrifying turn in the form of a brutal attack by three local youths, introducing factors far more deeply sinister than Lurie's "disgraceful" behaviour as a college professor. As the relationship between father and daughter deteriorates following the attack, Lurie leaves the farmstead. He travels to visit Melanie's pious and outraged parents where he proceeds to make an unsuccessful, most bizarre and embarrassing apology to them. Not quite cured of his infatuation with Melanie he cannot resist going to see her in a theatre production. However, he is spotted by her streetwise and ever-vengeful boyfriend who sends him packing with a few choice words and threats. Lurie eventually returns, with some relief, to his daughter Lucy where he vows to stand by her in the somewhat perilous and uncertain future running of the farm. This entertaining and engrossing production compares very favourably with others. Sometimes the clever under-stating gives it an almost documentary feel which contrasts so well with the highly emotional, dramatic and fearful scenes. The characters are so believable and the standard of acting is so high.Read full review
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