Lingering in the background is a Cold War-era West Berlin, adding another layer of tension and intrigue to a story already steeped in interpersonal anxiety.
The initial notes for this entry read: “batshit crazy film with Sam Neill about divorce and aliens.” That summation is a pretty accurate one, and if that’s not what most of us want out of a movie, I frankly don’t know what is.Īndrzej Żuławski's Possession tracks the relationship between an international spy named Mark (Sam Neill) and his wife, Anna ( Isabelle Adjani), the latter of whom begins acting increasingly strange after asking for a divorce.
