Compulsion (2013 film)

Compulsion is a 2013 Canadian psychological dark comedy erotic thriller film directed by Egidio Coccimiglio and starring Heather Graham, Carrie-Anne Moss, Kevin Dillon, and Joe Mantegna.[2] The movie is based on the South Korean film 301, 302 directed by Park Chul-soo, which also serves as a remake. It focuses on two women occupying neighboring apartments, each one grappling with psychological disorders that begin to overtake their lives.[3] According to the film’s press release: "With images of sumptuous food and sensual enjoyment, the film explores the intimacy between the two through their connection with food, eating disorders and sex. In a battle of wills, one woman overflows with illusions and fearlessly faces life while the other withdraws from everything and fearlessly faces death."[4]

Compulsion
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEgidio Coccimiglio
Produced byGary Howsam
Bill Marks
Written byFloyd Byars
Based on301, 302
by Park Chul-soo
StarringHeather Graham
Carrie-Anne Moss
Kevin Dillon
Joe Mantegna
Music byJonathan Goldsmith
CinematographyVilmos Zsigmond
Edited byD. Gillian Truster
Production
company
Distributed byDimension Films
Release date
  • June 21, 2013 (2013-06-21) (United States)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million (estimated)[1]

The movie opened for limited release on June 21, 2013.[5]

Plot

Amy (Heather Graham), an obsessive chef, befriends a bulimic former child star Saffron (Carrie-Anne Moss) living in the apartment next door, sparking a fiery battle of wills. Unstable Amy wields a spatula like a samurai, and dreams of the day she'll have her own cooking show. As a young girl, Amy was infatuated with a television show starring Saffron, who subsequently vanished into obscurity. The damaged daughter of a tyrannical stage mother, Saffron has struggled with an eating disorder ever since she was a little girl. Plagued by deep-rooted intimacy issues, she spends most of her time alone until the day she crosses paths with Amy. At first, Amy can't believe her luck at having her childhood idol living right next door, and at first the two women even sense an ethereal connection that bonds them. Later, as their true colors begin to emerge, both Amy and Saffron discover just how toxic their chemistry may be.

Cast

Production

Although the film takes place in New York City, principal photography took place in Sault Ste. Marie and Toronto, Ontario.

Reception

Charlie Schmidlin of IndieWire stated "Sustaining a post-child-star career seems a difficult enough labyrinth to manage by itself, but combine that challenge with a bubbly, incessant neighbor intent on stardom, as a new film exploring the toll of celebrity aims to do, and you have an interesting dark vehicle for two talented actresses as a result."[6] Chuck Wilson of the Miami New Times commented "The game of wills [...] between the two women isn't terribly interesting, much less suspenseful, and in fact, it's not clear that director Egidio Coccimiglio and screenwriter Floyd Byars ever settled on whether they were making a thriller or a satire about food and celebrity. The ever-vibrant Graham has fun with Amy's slyly embittered patter to her imaginary TV audience, while Moss valiantly commits herself to Saffron's psychological pain."[7]

See also

References
  1. "Compulsion (Review)". influxmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. "Compulsion". MovieWeb. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  3. "Dimension Films Acquires Psychological Thriller Compulsion". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  4. "WATCH: Heather Graham's Steamy Lesbian Love Scene In 'Compulsion'". HuffPost. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. "'Compulsion' Heather Graham new trailer". Digitalspy.co.uk. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  6. Schmidlin, Charlie (26 April 2012). "Heather Graham, Carrie-Anne Moss, Kevin Dillon & Joe Mantegna Have 'Compulsion'; Vilmos Zsigmond Lensing". IndieWire. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  7. Wilson, ChuckChuck (18 July 2013). "Compulsion: Thriller or Satire?". Miami New Times. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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