Certificate
15
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
France
Reviews
littlewhitelies.co.uk - HawkeÆs understated performance as the bespectacled author unwittingly plunged in to the murky Parisian underworld commands attention from the off, as does the intriguing premise, which maintains a credible and often deeply unsettling sense of dread., Slant Magazine - As in his previous features, Pawlikowski's own role behind the camera as a visitor results in fresh-eyed views of the area, from the Eiffel Tower glimpsed from the rooftop of a squalid lodge to the blood-crimson inside of a Fifth Arrondissement homeùcontrasting worlds uneasily navigated by the alienated, increasingly anxious protagonist.
Dubbing Languages
English
Consumer Advice
Contains strong language and infrequent gory images
Additional Information
A writer stranded in Paris falls into a strange relationship with a mysterious woman in this drama from writer and director Pawel Pawlikowski. Tom Ricks (Ethan Hawke) is an American novelist who has been wrestling with writers' block since the publication of his first book. Tom is married to Nathalie (Delphine Chuillot) but their relationship has taken a turn for the worse, and when she goes home to France with their daughter Chloe (Julie Papillon) in tow, Tom flies out in hopes of reconciling with her. However, Tom is robbed shortly after arriving, and is stuck with no money and nowhere to go. Tom is befriended by Sezer (Samir Guesmi), who gives him a job as a night watchman and a room in a cheap hotel, but for all his generosity, Tom isn't sure he trusts his benefactor. Tom meets Margit (Kristin Scott Thomas), a beautiful woman with a literary bent, and ends up spending the night with her. But what begins as a passing fling takes on a more sinister cast as Margit sends Tom through a series of increasingly bizarre experiences in the interest of reawakening his muse.
Movie/TV Title
The Woman In The Fifth
Composer
Max de Wardener
Sound source
Dolby Digital
Screenwriter
Pawel Pawlikowski, Douglas Kennedy
Cinematographer
Ryszard Lenczewski
Editor
David Charap