This is a newspaper article from the Italian magazine Best Movie, October 2014. Heres the English translation. THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY The “Drive”’s writer made his debut like director and adds to the superb thriller written by Patricia Highsmith three great faces of cinema. (The Two Faces of January, USA 2014) Director: Hossein Amini. Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen, Oscar Isaac. Genre: Thriller. Time: 93 min. First time like director for the Iranian Hossein Amini, writer of “Drive” and “Snow White and the Huntsman”, that for his debut choose the namesake novel of Patricia Highsmith (“The talented Mr. Ripley” authoress), already adapted for the cinema in a 1986’s German production. A compelling and mysterious thriller set in the early 60’s, this time played by three great actors like Kirsten Dunst (“Melancholia”, “Spider-man”), Viggo Mortensen (“A Dangerous Method”, “Lord of the Rings”) and Oscar Isaac (protagonist revelation of the last film of the Coen Brothers, “Inside Llewyn Davis”). First two play an American couple, Chester and Colette, travelling in Europe and escaping from the police that’s investigating the man’s business not much lawful. Arrived in Athens, they rely on Rydal (Oscar Isaac), an young man with American origins that lives selling himself as a guide for tourists and escort for brides neglected. The result is a triangle of passion, made by leaks, cheating, hidden loves and betrayals, which has captivated the director. Amini has in fact declared that he is always been tied to this book and since the first moment in which he red it as a boy, he has immediately understood the filmic potentialities. Perfect subject for a movie, in which it is not difficult to recognize quotes and tributes. The sources of inspiration are many: above all Hitchcock and his Strangers on a Train (another film based on a Highsmith’s novel), but with an eye also to the French thriller of the 60’s (such as Plein soleil, the first adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley). Everything set in stunning backgrounds: in fact, this was one of the few productions that have been allowed to set inside the Parthenon.
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