Pssst, want to check out The Harpist in our new look?
Information
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 93 min.
- Director
- Hansjörg Thurn
- Genre
- -
- Rating *
- 5.5
- Votes *
- 28
- Checks
- 2
- Favs
- 0
- Dislikes
- 0
- Favs/checks
- 0.0% (0:2)
- Favs/dislikes
- 1:1
Top comments
-
Siskoid
In The Harpist, the young writer becomes taken with a beautiful, internationally-renowned Irish harp player, and mesmerized, does a bit of stalking as a way of romancing her. There's an almost supernatural feel to the story, with imagery that supports her being some kind of siren or nymph (her introduction in the ocean, the netting, etc.), and often poetic language. And had the film actually indulged in a faerie twist, it would have been the better for it. Instead, it turns into a pretty average thriller, spending much of its good will in its final revelations, courtesy of Stephen McGann, Paul's creepier brother (the McGanns really are the UK's answer to the Baldwins, aren't they?). Speaking of 8th Doctor, the 6th, Colin Baker*, features in a rare (and all too brief) film role as the boy's judgmental father. Directorially, Hansjörg Thurn's film looks like television fare with odd, French New Wave ideas thrown in, and an annoying tendency to fade to black after ever scene. 5 years 6 months ago