This small ensemble drama about a young, engaged man who hires a manservant to take care of his new household, only to find that the servant and his sister (really his lover - ta da!) are trying to slowly and assiduously insinuate themselves into the household. The young man doesn't realize this fact until much later in the movie, but his fiancée is much sharper and senses something is amiss (and acts like a complete and utter bitch to the servant). The four of them carry on their lives through several different relationship connections, including the servant's lover seducing the young man.
The film is complex without trying to be, which results in some very smooth storytelling. The psychological impact of the main relationship between the two men is by far the most intriguing. When they are onscreen together, it is most enjoyable (and most suspenseful) to regard the way they act together. Since they both play their parts so capably, it keeps the tension palpable and pushes the movie through to its only slightly less-fascinating end.
Score: 8/10
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