Morlang

Starring:Morlang
Studio: Film Movement
Product Type: DVD

Product Description

Morlang is the December Selection in The Film Movement Series. Based on a true story, Morlang is a chilling, psychological drama about jealousy, betrayal and revenge. Successful artist Julius Morlang (Paul Freeman) has reached a crossroad in his career. So when his wife Ellen becomes involved with an upcoming new artist, the limits of their love are strained. Julius seeks refuge in Ann, a sexy new admirer. But when Ellen unexpectedly falls ill, the two of them must reform the trust they had lost before. But once betrayed, can you trust the one you love? Morlang was shot on location in Scotland and Holland. Subscribers to Film Movement receive an outstanding film such as Morlang to own on DVD each month - directly from the world's top film festivals.

Customer Reviews:

Bits and Pieces.......2007-01-08

I am not sure, but I think the moviemakers of this movie took all the scene cuts they'd made for the movie, threw them up into the air, then spliced them together as they picked them up and called that their movie.

To try to figure out what was supposed to be happening, I tried looking up the artist in this so-called true story, and could find nothing about him. So, I didn't have a book to read, or even a magazine article, to see what his life was like. I'd hoped if I knew a little something about him, I could make heads or tales of this movie.

Therefore, I conclude that this movie if for those types of people who like to read intellectual jibberish and claim they 'understand' it. Of the more than 2,000 movies in my collection, this one come in near or even at the bottom in the editing category.

There are way too many good movies out there to waste time on this one. If you want super-excellent movies also put out by Mongrel Media, watch 'Somersault' or 'Eve & the Firehorses.'

"Don't feel guilty.".......2006-10-09

Julius Morlang (Paul Freeman) is a narcissistic artist whose star is waning in the psychological drama "Morlang." Fast approaching old age, Morlang is told to try and find new forms of expression, and he sees his latest painting shoved aside for the work of a new, upcoming talent, artist Robert Jansen (Marcel Faber). To complicate matters, Morlang's wife Ellen (Diana Kent) is asked by Jansen to manage his career, and she's excited by the prospect. At an art show, Morlang seethes with rage, jealousy and envy at Jansen's success, but according to Ellen, Morlang is emotionally unfathomable.

Morlang's tale is told in fragmented flashbacks, and when the film begins, it's two years later--Ellen is dead, and Julius is now living in Ireland with author Ann (Susan Lynch). The flashbacks begin when Julius receives a telephone message from his dead wife. His remote home is burglarized, and a cryptic note and photograph left behind by the intruder. The mystery of exactly what happened between Morlang and Ellen is revealed via an old grainy videotape, Morlang's memories, and the footage from a surveillance camera.

"Morlang", directed by Tjebbo Penning and loosely based on a true story, presents a fascinating look at an artist who uses the women in his life as his muses to salvage his creative process and his dying career. The camera is put to extremely clever use here as the tale weaves back and forth in time, and in several scenes the leap back in time is virtually seamless. In one shot for example, Morlang and his wife exit the door of their Irish home, and then Ann steps back into the house through the same door. These camera shots effectively kaleidoscope time and simultaneously emphasize that past events sometimes remain in the present. As an added bonus, the footage of the Irish coast is spectacular. "Morlang" is from the Global Film Series, and it's a film series well-worth looking for--displacedhuman

Half and Half.......2005-08-29

I hate writing movie reviews, but this time I feel overwhelmingly compelled.

This is the story of struggling "camera-obscura" painter Julius Morlang (Paul Freeman) who is also struggling to maintain his marriage to Ellen (Diana Kent), who has cheated on Julius with a rival artist, and the fact that Ellen gets diagnosed with a malignant tumor doesn't make things any better.

But, of course, these events are revealed to us out of order along the lines of 21 Grams and Memento, but failed to maintain my suspense and interest like those films did.

Instead, the film introduces us to Julius's girlfriend Ann (Susan Lynch) before revealing what happens to Ellen, and switches between past and present (I think) to confuse us on purpose. The first 40 minutes or so plays out like a ghost story or haunted house yarn, and probably would've been more entertaining if it had played up the supernatural angle (my opinion), but then we find out what's really going on and I had to ask the question "...and? So? That's it?"

I was able to figure out why Julius was going out of his mind with guilt, and if they had, maybe, focused more on the "pact" he makes and its sinister outcome and put it earlier in the story I probably would've fallen in love with this movie, but it's held off until the third act as some kind of a twist that doesn't work without the proper setup (the scene of Julius waiting between the beach rocks could've been the best scene of the movie if handled correctly).

There is, however, a very chilling Hitchcockian scene late in this film that involves a message left on an answering machine and the removal of said message, but that's about it.

I realize this is supposed to be more of a "psychological" thriller, and where the film is well-acted and does contain some beautiful and interesting shots, director Tjebbo Penning either didn't want to or doesn't know how to tell this kind of a story (with the time-jumping) in the correct way so that we know just enough to understand what's going on and want to continue watching.

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