Boxing Helena
Taste attributes: dramaromancethrillermysterypsychologicalunsavouryheavyintricateenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads
"Beyond love, beyond obsession, there hides something beyond reason."
Boxlist takeA weighty, moving thriller: unsavoury and contained. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
5.2 /10
TMDB · 161 votes
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
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Synopsis
A top surgeon is besotted with a beautiful woman who once rebuffed him. Unable to come to terms with life without her, he tries to convince her that they need each other. She has other ideas, but a horrific accident leaves her at his mercy.
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Directed by
- Jennifer Chambers Lynch
Cast
- Julian Sands
- Sherilyn Fenn
- Bill Paxton
- Art Garfunkel
- Betsy Clark
Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1993
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Mainline Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
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