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  • Actors: Laurent Lucas, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Charlotte Rampling, Andre Dussollier
  • Directors: Dominik Moll
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language French
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Artificial Eye
  • DVD Release Date: 21 Aug 2006
  • Run Time: 129 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000FTJ778
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 26,742 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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A chillingly suspenseful psychological thriller with a wicked dose of black humour, 'Lemming' stars Laurent Lucas as Alain, a successful webcam engineer happily married to Benedicte (Charlotte Gainsbourg). When he invites his boss (Andre Dussollier) and his wife Alice (Charlotte Rampling) to dinner, Alain finds the evening abruptly cut short when a barely suppressed resentment between his guests suddenly boils to the surface and a furious Alice storms out. This disastrous social engagement and the subsequent discovery of a rodent, unaccountably stuck in the waste pipe of the young couple s kitchen sink, marks the beginning of a strange, unsettling and sometimes shocking chain of events that disrupts their orderly life and leaves Alain questioning his own sanity.


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A well-off couple experiences turbulence in their relationship following a small dinner gathering. After they invite one of their bosses (and his wife) over for a dinner, events unfold into utter chaos, turning the couple's otherwise normal life into one filled with murder, seduction, and lies.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Absorbing Ghost Story, 25 Sep 2006
By L. Davidson (Belfast, N.Ireland) - See all my reviews
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"Lemming" is a fascinating film, never less than gripping throughout and it is well acted by an impressive cast. It is a sort of psychological drama revolving around the life of a young French couple and the effect an ill advised dinner with the boss and his wife has on their marriage. The film hinges upon a suicide that takes place about half way through it ,which is symbolised by the appearance of a lemming in the kitchen sink wastepipe. After the suicide the film becomes a bit of a ghost story as the young couple's marriage comes under strain. "Lemming" is unusual ,a little surreal and well worth a watch.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent, 28 Aug 2006
By pete "big blue pete" (edinburgh scotland) - See all my reviews
  
This movie is like David Lynch in french. Its beautifully acted with an intelligent, thought provoking script that doesn't try to present a linear rational narrative. Instead you are encouraged to peel back layers of metaphor to reveal the real tragedy that motivates the behaviour of the four main characters. Its very well shot and the use of black and white is revelatory for the plot as well as gorgeous to look at.
Certainly the most exhilirating experience ive had in the cinema this year! Better on the big screen but also has impact on a small one, fry up some snails and enjoy!!!
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23 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Beware of the boss's wife... , 21 Aug 2006
By M. J Leonard "MikeonAlpha" (Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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Dominik Moll's Lemming is being billed as a sort of Hitchcockian suspense thriller, a type of David Lynch psychic puzzle, where viewers are lambasted with images, which could either be fact or fantasy. The movie starts off strong - the first thirty minutes are indeed compelling - but when the gorgeous Charlotte Rampling leaves the film, the pacing slows, the narrative grinds to a halt and the movie becomes a bit of a slog to watch.

Laurent Lucas and Charlotte Gainsbourg play Alain and Benedicte, an upwardly mobile and successful couple. He's a remote-control gadget designer and she stays at home to look after their new house. Outwardly things are picture perfect, but the couple begins to encounter a series of peculiar upheavals after they host a dinner for Alain's boss (Andre Dussollier) and his brittle and unhinged wife, Alice (Charlotte Rampling).

Alice - for reasons that become clear as the dinner progresses, ends up venting her anger on her philandering husband, which cuts the evening short. Both Alain and Benedicte put it down to experience and even find time to casually joke about it, but after Alice tries to seduce Alain at work and then tells Alice about it the next day, this perfect couple begins to unravel. Alice, of course, is a piece of work, having set out to annihilate pleasure wherever it exists.

Things come to a head when Benedicte begins to exhibit Alice's obsessive rage that turns this previously sunny and laid-back woman into a cruel, cold and heartless witch. It gets even more mysterious when Alain finds a lemming blocking up the kitchen drainpipe. But the discovery of the lemming - and the fact that it's still alive seems beside the point - because the focus turns to Alain and Benedicte and how Alice, has managed to plant the seeds of doubt about the strength of their marriage.

The film works best when Rampling is in it and she beautifully captures this heartless and embittered woman, who is fed up with her husband and is intent to take out her anger on those around her, especially with those whom she sees as younger and more fortunate. Things get complicated when there's a grisly suicide, an affair, and even a murder, but it's never clear why any of these occur.

Even the ghost of one of the characters makes an appearance, which provokes a real head-scratching moment. And as Benedicte and Alain head for the country - ostensibly to sort out their relationship and try to restore their communication with each other - the film slows and begins to wears out its eerie mood, and there's little to justify dragging it out for more than two hours.

Of course, the themes of the movie are the lies we tell each other, and the hidden desires we all have, but with all its bloodiness, voyeurism, ghosts, sexual fantasy, dream imagery, and murder - it all ends up being a bit flat and opaque. Still, the cast is superb - particularly Ms. Rampling and for most of the time the atmosphere ably morphs from the calm to the foreboding.

The main problem of this film is that there is just too much ambiguity and uncertainty, and the collective inexplicability of events eventually overstrains credibility. While Lemming is in parts fascinating and fun, this constant vagueness makes it annoying and the movie as a whole rapidly becomes wearisome. Mike Leonard August 06.
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3.0 out of 5 stars We need a stronger key motivator, I think, but at least we learn about lemmings
Lemming starts promisingly with the dinner party from hell. A young, much in love couple is preparing dinner for their guests, his boss and the boss' wife. Read more
Published 16 months ago by C. O. DeRiemer

4.0 out of 5 stars A very odd, unexpected and very enjoyable thriller
This film exemplifies everything I love about French cinema - in spite of the fact that the director is not French at all. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Tonkfan

4.0 out of 5 stars Strange & suspenseful
Thoroughly enjoyed this bizarre little thriller. Refreshing to watch a film where silence is used so effectively by the Director. Read more
Published 20 months ago by P. A. Tonkin

3.0 out of 5 stars Did I miss something?!
This film is beautifully acted and has a quality feel to it but I couldnt help thinking that I'd missed something vital somewhere along the line. Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2007 by K. V. Ward

5.0 out of 5 stars Now that^s a thriller.
This is the best French thriller I^ve ever seen. Totaly origional script, excellent acting throughout. And gripping at the end. Excellent subtitles. Recommended.
Published on 27 Oct 2007 by Edna Little

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