An absorbing psychological thriller, thoroughly renewing the "Bluebeard's wives " subject ,and introducing strong characters ; at first sight ,it seems that butter would not melt in plump Anker's mouth ; he appears as a meek guy ,whose purpose in life seems to find himself a family ;but further aquaintance shows a disturbing guy who,behind a kind face ,hides a darker side .In direct contrast with him , Thomas is the self-assured man ,a journalist and a writer with good prospects ,married to a level-headed woman ;but cracks appear in the mirror: his sister Julie suffers from cerebral injuries;and when he's asked whether he intends to have children ,his answer is vague ; cop Carl discovers disturbing things about a man with whom the viewer is supposed to side.
Thomas' investigation becomes more and more worrying ,as he discovers that his ex brother-in-law repeats the same role with the same kind of girl ; Anker realizes he has blundered when he chose him as his best man and his speech suffers accordingly .This "déjà vu" scene is terrifying and panic-stricken Thomas begins to see what would lie beneath .But these girls are not wealthy and their husband cannot be considered a fortune-hunter,like in other thrillers of the genre.
This is not an ordinary thriller :it's a meditation about death :it's only a detail,but Thomas 's dad who dared his daughter to jump out of the window was a false suicidal man who when cancer was eating away at him ,asked that someone held his hand (and perhaps prevented him from dying) .
Anker remains ambiguous till the very end; the whole movie could be a metaphor for the assisted suicide ; did his wives really lose their reason to live? Is the worst thing in life to die alone,without a dear one to hold your hand? And all in all wasn't Anker a man with suicidal tendencies who had found with Thomas the hand to hold?-which would justify the bizarre final scene between them.
Very classic in its form ,with sex,violence and blood kept to the minimum , "Morke" is not only the name of a town ; it has become the name of a great thriller ;no remake needed.
Thomas' investigation becomes more and more worrying ,as he discovers that his ex brother-in-law repeats the same role with the same kind of girl ; Anker realizes he has blundered when he chose him as his best man and his speech suffers accordingly .This "déjà vu" scene is terrifying and panic-stricken Thomas begins to see what would lie beneath .But these girls are not wealthy and their husband cannot be considered a fortune-hunter,like in other thrillers of the genre.
This is not an ordinary thriller :it's a meditation about death :it's only a detail,but Thomas 's dad who dared his daughter to jump out of the window was a false suicidal man who when cancer was eating away at him ,asked that someone held his hand (and perhaps prevented him from dying) .
Anker remains ambiguous till the very end; the whole movie could be a metaphor for the assisted suicide ; did his wives really lose their reason to live? Is the worst thing in life to die alone,without a dear one to hold your hand? And all in all wasn't Anker a man with suicidal tendencies who had found with Thomas the hand to hold?-which would justify the bizarre final scene between them.
Very classic in its form ,with sex,violence and blood kept to the minimum , "Morke" is not only the name of a town ; it has become the name of a great thriller ;no remake needed.