Horror movies are a popular film genre because they throw their protagonists into extreme situations and play with our own fears. In Possession, a couple reaches its psychological and physical limits.
- Released: 1981
- Director: Andrzej Żuławski
- Sub-Genre: Body Horror
Possession is a film that you won’t forget – I promise! It takes place in the 80s in West Berlin. A couple, consisting of Anna and Mark, lives in a house right next to the Berlin Wall. Their relationship is in shambles.
While Mark is frequently traveling for work, Anna meets a peculiar esotericist. She begins to care less and less about herself and her son, slowly but surely descending into madness.
Possession is mainly carried by Isabelle Adjani’s (Anna) performance, who plays her role to the hilt – the madness of her character almost transfers to the audience.
A legendary and disturbing scene in a subway passage is just the tip of the iceberg in a deeply unsettling film. The fact that it was shot in real West Berlin, near the Wall, underscores the threatening nature of the story. From the beginning, there is an immense tension long before the body horror takes hold.
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