A honeymoon ends in tragedy when an accident leaves Henry paralyzed. Trapped in a sexless marriage, his young wife Jeanne battles growing desire and guilt as she is drawn to a handsome athlete.
If you have a high tolerance for 1930s melodrama and don't mind when a movie takes twenty minutes to say something that could have been handled in two, you might actually get a kick out of Whirlpool. It is not for the person who needs a fast-moving plot or a hero they can root for. If you just want to watch people suff...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Edmond T. Gréville
Wilfred Lucas
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"If you have a high tolerance for 1930s melodrama and don't mind when a movie takes twenty minutes to say something that could have been handled in two, you might actually get a kick out of Whirlpool. It is not for the person who needs a fast-moving plot or a hero they can root for. If you just want to watch people suffer in elegant rooms while staring longingly out of windows, settle in. The whole thing hinges on a tragedy right at the start. Henry gets paralyzed on his honeymoon, and the air j..."
Françoise Rosay
André Doderet, Peggy Thompson, Curt Alexander
France
