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Death and the Maiden (1994) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Death and the Maiden (1994) a score of 2.8663 out of 4

based on (40) reviews

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Ben Hoffman

"Somewhere" in Latin America, at a lonely beach house, the gripping adventure begins on a stormy, dark night. Paulina Escobar (Sigorney Weaver), is at home when her husband, Gerardo (Stuart Wilson) is dropped off at their home. With them is a stranger,...read the complete Death and the Maiden (1994) review at Ben Hoffman

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Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

Based on Ariel Dorfman's play, who also co-wrote the screen play, DEATH AND THE MAIDEN is an engaging, multi-textured story about revenge, passion, and how abuse of power is seductive, especially if put into the wrong hands. Although a three-actor film, t...read the complete Death and the Maiden (1994) review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

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Washington Post (Desson Thomson)

In Roman Polanski's latest, Sigourney Weaver is a former political prisoner (in an unnamed South American country) who believes Ben Kingsley -- a stranger who gave her husband a ride home -- is her former torturer. After cold-cocking Kingsley, Weaver...read the complete Death and the Maiden (1994) review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)